The issue of successfully promoting one’s efforts is one that has always given me great pause. I know...

What is the true “market value” of a painting? How does a potential collector know that a fair...

“Painting from life, plein air if outside, is critical and necessary to me for what I want out...

Two years ago I had my work critiqued through Oil Painters of America.  Todd Williams was the  Signature...

We are proud to present to you the Fall 2012 OPA Online Showcase winners. The OPA Online Showcase...

Artists know that, in spite of what people think, creating a good painting is not a day on...

Here’s a few ideas to think about whenever you get a creative block and find you ‘just can’t...

This week we’re featuring some of our top 2012 National Juried Exhibition Winners by sharing their biographies and...

A few years ago, I was fortunate to be involved in an unexpected conversation one day at my...

Keith Bond, fine landscape painter at www.keithbond.com, has raised several interesting questions for artists in his recent post regarding...