The fourth-grade Girl Scouts went to the Montclair Art Museum for a tour and drawing activity as part of the Drawing/Painting badge. I wanted to accompany them because I probably wouldn't have been motivated to go otherwise. It's shameful because I drive by MAM all the time. It's...
I am only beginning to understand what defines a Kitsch painter. When I first realized Odd Nerdrum defined himself as one, I was bewildered. When I think of kitsch, I think of the kitschy postcard I bought in the south of France in the 90's. My friends and I...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efBH-jLvh_k I'm very impressed by Lisa Gloria's demo from her blog, Art Studio Secrets. ...
Somehow, I imagined I would have a little more command over the paint. It felt like I was painting with my left hand. I did an initial sketch of the still life, but perhaps it was too rough. With oil paints, the sketch is only a guide that can be...