Working in Monochrome.

As an artist I usually prefer to work in colour. However, as with photography, when devising a composition, one of the important questions to ask yourself is: How do I best represent my subject? Sometimes, monochrome is a better fit. Let me explain why. Your subject isn’t just the person or the object you might

I Wiped the Smile off of My Son’s Face – Painting dilemmas.

I quite literally wiped the smile off of my son’s face a couple of days ago – no boys were harmed in the process, however. Thankfully! I wasn’t especially happy with the way my painting of his face was evolving. I think what did it was being taken out of my painting rhythm by the

Oh, For the Love of Light! – Oil Painting Issues.

Summers here on the east coast of America tend to be a stormy affair. This equates to poor light levels in what is already a dingy apartment, which means that on days like today, I don’t get much painting done. The interior lights are not adequate to paint by, and so, I have this continuing

New Beginnings and Breaking My Hiatus on Oil Painting

Almost exactly two years ago, I broke my almost life-long hiatus from using oil paints. I remember at age 7 I expressed a desire to learn to paint in oils. My Dad was an artist and his medium of choice was oil, so it seemed like a natural progression for me to follow suit. He