Painting Tips
Using Blender to Create Artist's Reference Images
Nov 3, 2022
In this article, I set out to examine whether models created in Blender can be used as reference images for traditional artwork....
Working From Photos: New Paintings Summer 2021
Jul 25, 2021
This article shows some of my recent work—all painted from reference photos—with a description of how I tried to get beyond the photo in each case....
An Easy Way to Rescue Failed Paintings
Jul 19, 2019
One advantage of painting on panels is that you can occasionally salvage a painting by removing part of it with a saw. In this blog post I show some of the pieces I recently created by cropping down old paintings....
Three Lessons I Learned About Seascape Painting
May 10, 2019
A look at some new seascape paintings and a brief discussion of some of the basic principles involved in creating them....
Extended Block-In Method for Landscape Paintings
Mar 14, 2019
This article describes the way in which I've enhanced my block-in techniques to create a more fluid and abstract base for my landscape paintings. ...
How to Paint Green Landscapes
Dec 18, 2017
In this blog post I show some ways to paint landscapes without using out-of-the-tube greens and some strategies for using greens more effectively. I will try to answer the question: "What are the best oil colors for landscape painting?" ...