This is one of my favorite paintings by Thomas Eakins. I find myself thinking about it frequently when I paint. Eakins was trying to convey the intelligence of a child. This isn't just a picture of a child playing, but of a child's mind working and developing. ...
2/22/10 Maybe I'm tired tonight, but my daily sketch did not pan out. I'll give it another shot tomorrow. ...
"Photo of the Group of Seven who pioneered a distinctly Canadian painting style in the early twentieth century" "(Ars longa, vita brevis.) Art is long, life is short. A picture can become for us a highway between a particular thing and a universal feeling." - Lawren Harris...
I have never had particularly good studio habits. When I was attending a summer art program one professor actually gave me his old paint brushes since mine were so worn. I made it a point to take better care of my brushes since then, but I still have quite a...
Sargent strikes the perfect balance between open- and closed-form painting. I have been thinking about this lately because I noticed my own work growing increasingly closed form. Since I started painting again, I am focusing on my technique more. In the past I neglected the surface quality entirely. I...