This article was written by long-serving Board member and Master Signature artist James Bruce Jr., (January 1938 –...

As artists, we have all read or heard stories about American artists traveling abroad and returning filled with...

By Aimee Erickson OPA Composing a picture has a parallel in music: There are only so many notes,...

A close friend of the great American artist, Edward Hopper, once said of him, “He was emotionally depressed...

“When I reacquainted myself to oil painting in the late 90’s, I’d already been a professional musician (ok...

I made my first painting when I was 21 years old. Up to that point I had never...

Having experienced life outside the art world can be a curse and an advantage. Like so many, and...

As artists we go through various phases within our journey and it is natural to struggle in finding...

I don’t know about you, but when I begin a larger painting I tend to start thinking of...

I’m amazed that I’m contributing to this blog after my long journey to become a Signature Member of...