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Drawing Matters 12 Aug 2013 | 04:11 am
Chrysler Building, 16×20 in., acrylic on canvas No matter what style or medium you choose to paint with, a good painting starts out with a good solid drawing. Too many artists don’t put the time into...
What was I thinking?! 28 Jul 2013 | 09:57 pm
Watercolor study from direct observation on Arches Torchon A lot of people comment on the fact that I paint things that are not normally what most would consider worthy of being painted. I don’t take...
Summer Studio Sale, Now Through July 31, 2013 14 Jul 2013 | 01:23 am
Pastel Still Life, this and lots more landscape and still life demos on studies available! I recently cleaned my studio and started reorganizing it a bit to become more efficient. I don’t often sell ...
My Sketchbooks Are My Priority Right Now… 7 Jul 2013 | 08:39 pm
Stream Side, Ken Lockwood Gorge, Highbridge, NJ – watercolor sketch Main Street, Oldwick, NJ, watercolor sketch Main Street, Ludlow, VT, watercolor sketch Those of you that follow me on Facebook kn...
Plein Air Is Not a Sport 27 Jun 2013 | 04:34 pm
Tiger Lilies, plein air watercolor sketch in Moleskine sketchbook. Have you noticed all the hype that has been created around plein air painting over the past couple years? It seems as if there are m...
Accentuate the Negative 15 Jun 2013 | 08:00 am
My way of working in watercolor is quite different than most watercolorists. I don’t draw with pencil first and I prefer to start with my dark values. As an oil painter, it is the way that makes the m...
Plein Air Workshops in NYC… Come Paint With Me! 1 Jun 2013 | 04:43 pm
Choose from these dates & locations: June 22 – Washington Square Park, 10 am to 3 pm (Saturday!) June 25 – Madison Square Park, 10 am to 3 pm July 9 – Central Park, 10 am to 3 pm August 20 – Bryant Pa...
Suburban Spring…Summer in the City 17 May 2013 | 01:09 am
A perfect way to spend a spring day is sketching in watercolor. All of these were done in my 5×8.5 inch Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. I did them with the paints in a Cotman watercolor field kit. Th...
Katzen in Aquarell 8 May 2013 | 03:03 pm
Painting the cats in watercolor is just what I feel like doing lately, so I am. I will likely end up with a whole collection of them but that’s ok because I love cats. I like to paint them with a lot ...
Watercolor: Pure & Simple 1 May 2013 | 05:18 am
I have been an oil painter for many years, never really did much in the way of watercolor. However, lately I have become fascinated with it! I think sometimes one medium is just better suited for a ce...