Paint Beautiful Shapes. Paint Beautiful Colors.

Two simple phrases were passed down from teacher to student who then became a teacher to other students. These two Continue reading →

Axiom #3 Paint What You See

My painting teacher, Jim Faber, used to say: “paint what you see, not what you THINK you see! It’s a Continue reading →

Paint Nite in Fortuna

A Paint Nite evening brings together friends old and new to experience the process of making a painting in a fun Continue reading →

Art Classes for the New Year

Newsletter3pdf Drawing and Painting Classes offered on the North Coast of California are detailed in this most recent newsletter.  Classes Continue reading →

The Big Picture, The Details

The direct method of enlarging a picture by observing its major geometric shapes, the relation of those shapes to each Continue reading →

Experimenting, Learning and Working Hard

 Taking the attitude that we are learning and experimenting helps take some of the pressure that we put upon ourselves away.  Continue reading →

Writing & Painting in Times of Adversity and of Peace

Here is what Winston Churchill said of painting: “I am never going to have anything more to do with politics Continue reading →

5 “P’s” – The Fifth “P” is for Perseverance

Perseverance often means a dogged determination to master the basics.   For we know that as we build that solid foundation, in Continue reading →