How to Care For Your Watercolor Painting

So you just purchased a new beautiful watercolor painting, now what? There are really just a few important things to know about your watercolor painting in order to keep it bright, vibrant, and unblemished. 1. Get your painting framed with a glass protective panel. This is important, a regular frame […]

Hidden N’s in Thomas Kinkade Paintings

Thomas Kinkade is very well know for his cabin and seashore paintings. He puts out calendars and many other artistic items such as key holders or postcards. However, what most people do not know is that he puts hidden “N”‘s into his paintings. If you have ever looked at a […]

Interior Painting Basics

Interior Painting When painting a room, it’s best to paint the ceiling first, followed by the walls, with the trim, cabinets, and doors painted last. Work from the top down. In order to keep a wet edge, only cut in one wall at a time before you begin painting with […]

His Most Famous Painting (Danae) – Rembrandt

One of the most innovative, ingenious, and revered artists of Netherlands in the seventeenth century, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn or simply Rembrandt (1606-69), is accredited with shaping the European art history. Rembrandt had adopted the ‘Baroque’ style of painting, through which he would portray the female mythological figures with much […]

10 Tips for Painting Landscapes With Acrylics

Acrylic paints are versatile and this is helpful for painting landscapes. Acrylics are thinned with water or an acrylic medium to create transparency and imitate water coloring. The tint is used from the container for medium consistency. Apply layers of paint to create the illusions of thickness as seen in […]

Painting Light

HOW TO PAINT LIGHT I teach students how to paint and draw light. I am also a lighting specialist. My fascination with light encompasses, not only the commercial, retailing aspect, but the artistic as well. Once drawing and painting skills are developed to the point where students can accurately put […]