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Value and color…brothers or distant cousins?
It all began as a way of clearly demonstrating to those who have signed up for “Beginner’s Day”, PleinAir Live 2022, the importance of value preceding color when creating a successful painting. I...
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I need your help
I will be filming two more videos for Streamline Publishing in September. One of the videos will be showing two versions of the same subject. Using the same palette, I will demonstrate that by changing...
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A real-ism dem-un-stration coming soon
I’m pleased once again to be on the faculty of Realism Live. I think 2022 makes it my third or fourth time. It’s a great opportunity for you to learn from a group of superb artists. What exactly is...
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An unlikely connection
When my wife and I visited Vermont and Massachusetts a few years ago, little did I know that one of the paintings I’d create from that trip would result in an unlikely connection. (Click images to...
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Realism Live is fast approaching
I enjoy depicting simple, common, everyday life and its objects as things of beauty and worth. I intend to show the dignity and value of the subjects I paint – just as my artistic influences have. In...
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Celebrating 50 years
It was in 1972 that I began my professional art career. Previous to that, I had spent four years in El Segundo, CA as an Air Force officer while attending the Art Center College in Pasadena for night...
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4th Annual Plein Air Live Faculty Auction
The 4th Annual Plein Air Live Convention runs from March 9-11, 2023. As a former faculty member, I have been invited to summit five paintings for its Faculty Auction and Sale. The paintings shown below...
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Tips for creating good values
It’s always really satisfying to receive an award that is juried by one’s peers. The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society recently announced its award winners for the “Best of America Small Works...
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The Douro Valley
The latest painting coming from my studio is a view of the Douro River running through the Douro Valley in Portugal. The Douro River is the third largest river in the Iberian Peninsula. It runs for 557...
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The Art Journal
In the 1987 film, “84 Charing Cross Road”, adapted from the true story of Helene Hanff and her 1970 book of the same name, Anne Bancroft plays the role of a New York City woman who loves antique,...
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An upcoming sneak peak
It’s going to be a sneak peak into my latest art instruction video…”Painting Values and Color.” It’s an online Facebook event and I will be there with you participating in the conversation. The goal of...
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It’s new; it’s here; it’s now
I’m very pleased to announce a partnership with artists Tim Breaux and Andy Thomas in the formation of a new gallery…the American Heritage Art Gallery. It’s a fine art experience suitable for our time....
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