4 Tips to Power Through Boring Art Assignments

4 Tips to Power Through Boring Art Assignments

We’ve all been there. You get handed an assignment in school that makes you groan internally. Or a client asks for something that you’re not looking forward to working on. It takes a little exploration, but boring assignments can be turned into interesting...
Painting a Portrait in Gouache From a Live Model

Painting a Portrait in Gouache From a Live Model

  I go to live model sessions at least once a month to practice. I find that painting traditionally and mixing colors by hand improves my skills much faster than working purely digitally. Plus, working from life presents a different challenge than working from...
Are Your Paints Toxic?

Are Your Paints Toxic?

Disclaimer: I am not a chemist, and I don’t work in paint production or healthcare. I am merely relaying the information I could find about safety regarding artist’s materials. If you have concerns about any of the topics covered, please make sure to research them...
More Tips for Making Art Outside

More Tips for Making Art Outside

I managed to sneak in this painting while at a BBQ, sitting at a picnic table in Horsethief Basin. Also currently available as a print in the Goat Problems Print Shop. More Tips for Making Art Outside Or, the little details that don’t seem to be talked about much....
Need-to-Know Tips for Sketching Outside

Need-to-Know Tips for Sketching Outside

I love sketching and painting outdoors. It’s like meditation through art, having nothing to do but focus on a subject while out in the fresh air. Until I get a sun burn. And maybe start wondering if that hissing sound is coming from a rattlesnake, or if it’s just a...