“The object isn’t to make art, but be in that wonderful state that makes art inevitable” – Robert...

I think every artist has them. Paintings that for some reason just do not work out. They are...

OPA thanks Artwork Archives for being one of its 2019 sponsors.  We appreciate your support! Eight questions to...

One day a painter friend gave me a linen panel. It was a primed with four coats of...

What makes portraits of kids so delightful? Besides the fact that children are active and endearing, there are...

We all have them – our personal favorite painting, the baby, the one painting you were born to...

As Memorial Day approaches, we wanted to take the time to honor all Veterans and celebrate the experience...

“The self expands through acts of self forgetfulness.”  – Mihály Csíkszentmihályi What is Flow? Why is it important...

Do you ever find yourself wondering what’s important in your painting and what is secondary? I remember when...

“Plein Air Painting has a language all its own.”  –Mark Kerckhoff Moment, Place, and Feeling “Capturing the moment”...