Jun 9, 2020
Never too old to emerge!
In retirement, after a rich and rewarding career in the natural sciences, I have taken up oil painting with a passion. I always hankered...
May 13, 2020
Portrait of a Self-Employed Millennial Artist
Breaking the Comparison Habit As artists, none of us are strangers to clichés that non-artists expect of us: from romantic dreamers to...
Apr 23, 2020
Self-Discipline and Inspiration: How to Finish a Commissioned Painting
A painting starts in the mind. It must. From there, the complicated, elusive, grinding process of getting your vision onto a canvas...
Apr 14, 2020
What It’s Like Being in a Face-Off
I recently interviewed Dan Thompson and Mary Qian about what it’s really like to take part in a Face-Off! Both artists did their first...
Mar 24, 2020
Elizabeth Nourse, The “First Woman Painter of America”
Judging by her representation at the Cincinnati Museum of Art, Elizabeth Nourse is the Queen Artist of The Queen City- Cincinnati, Ohio....
Mar 10, 2020
How to Become a Better Artist (While You Wait)
I’d bet most of us would choose to stay buried in our art around the clock – endlessly brainstorming, building, sketching, sculpting,...
Feb 11, 2020
Mastering a limited palette using color scales
Guest writer and artist, Julie Petro, shares with us her tips to mastering a limited palette using color scales. Limited palettes are a...
