Besides being an artist, I am also currently a geology student at the University of Texas at Austin....

I think that as artists, one of the primary goals of a successful painting, whether spoken or unspoken,...

Often we’ll hear someone declare “I just loooove that painting.” But do you ever listen to why they’re...

Prior to becoming a full-time artist I spent 12 years as a Digital Imaging Technician for a professional...

I received an email from my blog a while back asking a couple of questions about how Berthe...

Today’s blog is from OPA Master, Dan Gerhartz, with some insights he shared during the 2012 “Weekend with the Masters”....

I have received a number of questions about painting “backgrounds” specifically for portraits. Too many students spend their...

Most of us, as artists, often don’t know where to turn to sell our work. If we had...

I have been teaching art for over 50 years and drawing and painting for 75 years. Where did...

“Sometimes it takes an expert to point out the obvious.”    –Scott Allen On a recent fall afternoon, noted...