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 →

The Joy of Mixing Colors

My painting teacher, Jim Faber (who was a wonderful colorist) said is that “in light there is all colors.”  So Continue reading →

Art & Wine in the Park – June 9th

Back in the day, as they say, I was part of a small band of artists working in a representational Continue reading →