I've been a pro artist for 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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Choosing the Right Dimensions for your Painting
That 9x12 painting panel you took to the field might not be the right choice.
As a plein air painter with an always-ready-to-go painting kit, I sometimes get locked into a particular size for my paintings. Usually, I keep my kit packed wit...
What I Ended Up With: Schooner Cove Fantasy
Schooner Cove Fantasy, 9x12 Oil
In about two weeks, I’ll be leaving my summer studio on Campobello Island for several days in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, before flying home to New Mexico. To me, two weeks never sounds like a lot of ti...
Pastel Surfaces
So many choices!
I’ve been painting in pastel for over a quarter-century, and in that time, surfaces for painting in pastel have evolved tremendously. “Evolved” is perhaps the wrong verb—“exploded” is more like it.
Oil Demo: Ledge, 8x24 Oil
More Painting in the Littoral Zone
Between low and high tide lurks a hidden world revealed only twice a day for a few hours at a time—the littoral zone. It’s a fascinating place filled with seaweed-draped ledges and tide pools, temporary h...
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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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