“Sometimes it takes an expert to point out the obvious.”    –Scott Allen On a recent fall afternoon, noted...

Remember paisley?  I do.  My brother had a 1971 Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe with a paisley vinyl top. ...

What is it like to win a big award at a national art show? How would you spend...

Every winter I have to remind myself that artists don’t need to be on a perfect sunny sea...

This past September, my mother, dog and I decided to take a road trip to Utah to visit...

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Most of us would like to be creating unique or compelling works of art, or at least something...

–all images here have been painted or begun en plein air– When Bob retired after 42 years in...

After a session of painting in the studio or en plein air, do you find yourself questioning why...