Painting to See
Michael Chesley JohnsonI've been a pro artist for nearly 25 years, and I've learned a lot along the way. In Painting to See, I'll share what I've learned -- and since I'm still learning, you can expect to learn along with me! Also news on workshops, retreats and books.
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Painting the Self-Portrait: Part 2 / A New One
And I skipped the drawing!
I’ve always recommended that my students practice drawing. There are many reasons for drawing, which I don’t intend to elaborate on here. Sometimes, though, you can just skip what for some artists is an agonizing...
Painting the Self-Portrait: Part 1
A Diverse Collection of Distortions
Like many painters, over the years I’ve resorted to painting self-portraits to fill a gap. That gap is usually the lack of a model. But more than that, I feel the self-portrait is a tradition that needs...
Two Openings in my Summer Painting Retreat!
Because of a cancellation, I have two openings in my August 3-7 plein air painting retreat this summer! The retreat will be based in Lubec, Maine, but we will also be painting on Campobello Island, New Brunswick. If you haven’t paint...
Painting Light & Shadow: Part 2, Shadow
(This is the second part of a two-part series.
(This is the second part of a two-part series. Read the first part here.)
Sketching Colorado
Although I live in the high desert of New Mexico, a land of stunning beauty, I like to head north often to Colorado, a land of a different kind of stunning beauty. Here I hike through sage brush thickets with a broad view of mesas an...
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I'm a landscape painter, and I also write for magazines like Artists Magazine and Pastel Journal. I'm the author of some books, including Beautiful Landscape Painting Outdoors: Mastering Plein Air. I also just...write.
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