In the studio I never know what will develop using my current creation process. I start with abstract designs or near abstract— all done to music 14x11 soft...

Wolf Kahn still has a lot to teach us about pastel even years after my study of his work. Richeson Pastel board was used for this study

Yippee! Whoop! Whoop! I'm back working again. Edgar Payne's steelyard is a balanced scale with a large mass on one side balanced over a pivot point and a sma...

Too often a sunset or sunrise can become corny or hokie -- or cliche with tons of gaudy colors. Here's a hint that I used in a recent sunrise I created. 14x ...

How to edit details out while doing plein air paintings

Artists in flat lands face special issues. Indiana and other states have vast areas of flat plains. In my part of the state, the trees are in lines— often be...

Last week I went into detail about two other notan drawings and how I used the diagonal composition. The scene was the same plein air scene but each painting...

Working small has its benefits when experimenting with new color combinations or layering techniques. These mini studies can always become guides for larger ...

The circle composition is often overlooked by modern painters but has a historical basis in many masterpieces of the past. I am looking for alternatives to t...

The journey from concept to completion isn't always a strait line. In the past, I sometimes had ideas that didn't work and I kept trying to force the square ...

KISS -- keep it simple stupid -- is something I learned when I was in junior high. I can't recall the circumstances, or even the teacher or coach that said i...

This Is a unique painting because of the many days it took to complete and the changes it went through from conception. The painting started out as an abstra...