About Dennis Harper In addition to working as an artist, Dennis Harper is Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University. Formerly Curator of Exhibitions at the Georgia Museum of Art, Harper served as curatorial advisor for Georgia for the National Museum of Women in the […]
How to Paint Water and Sky in Oils
About Jon Friedman Jon R. Friedman was born in 1947 in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Princeton University with Bachelor of Arts Degree and received a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Cranbrook Art Academy located in Michigan. Jon R. Friedman paints landscapes, figure paintings, and commissioned portraits. He also creates assemblages and constructions and […]
Red Wharf Bay Painting Tutorial in Acrylics
I found a great step by step acrylic painting tutorial on YouTube created by the very talented Artist and Instructor Bob Davies. Bob has a number of free excellent demonstrations, tips and tutorial on his YouTube page, so be sure to head on over after viewing this lesson. Red Wharf Bay Painting Tutorial by Bob Davies […]
Painting an Oil Portrait – Video Demonstration
Learn how to paint a portrait in oils with this free step by step video demonstration by Artist Irv Rudley. This is a two part video lesson that is approximately 15 minutes in length. Visit Irv’s YouTube page for more portrait painting demonstrations Visit Irv’s Website Here Part 1 Irv is working from a […]
Pastel Painting Tutorial of a Tiger Step by Step
About Eric Wilson Eric Wilson has established himself as one of Britain’s leading wildlife artists, a multi-award winner whose paintings are now widely collected throughout the world. His artistic ability was evident from his earliest schooldays; “Eric has an artistic talent way beyond his years” wrote his art teacher in 1967. As a child of […]
Blick Presents: Winsor & Newton Liquin Mediums
In the following video demonstration, the folks over at Dick Blick Art Materials discuss the popular oil painting medium from Winsor & Newton called “Liquin”. Liquin is an alkyd based medium that has been formulated for use with oil paints. The Liquin alkyd mediums are made by treating a natural oil like Linseed Oil with […]
Watercolor Lesson – The Control of Water in Watercolour
About Arnold Arnold Lowrey has been painting for 36 years. He has regular exhibitions of his paintings in the South Wales area and has had work accepted and exhibited in the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. He has won several prizes for his paintings in a number […]
Acrylic Image Transfer Techniques & Tutorials
The following post contains a number of excellent resources including videos and web pages that will teach you the process of acrylic image transfer, also known as acrylic gel transfer. There are a number of different methods for transferring images to a canvas or other support. In this post however, we will focus on tutorials […]
Colored Pencil Demonstration Video
Here is a great step by step colored pencil demonstration by artist Veronica Winters. During this video tutorial, Veronica will share lots of tips and techniques for creating a stunning colored pencil drawing. Veronica uses colored paper for her drawings as it speeds up the drawing process and makes her drawings appear brighter and more […]
Painting the Breaking Wave – Oil Painting Wave Techniques
About Byron Pickering The path to the beach was well worn in l971 when Byron Pickering made his home on the Oregon Coast. It seemed ordained that he would meet with this rugged coastline and its ever-changing surf. As a child growing up among the lakes of Wisconsin, he found it was the water and […]