#ArtLesson

Tools of the Trade

Fruit Vendor, 30" x 50" oil on canvas by James Crandall, Master Signature Artist member of Oil Painters of America. James has written a...

Washington's Color Palette

Actually, this is the color palette of Rhode Island artist Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755-1828). Living through the American Revolution,...

Song of the Angels

Here is a link to another outstanding article by George O'Hanlon for Natural Pigments of California: Painting for Posterity. Have you...

Drying Oils Used in Painting

Here's a link to the George O'Hanlon article teaching about Drying Oils Used in Painting from Natural Pigments of California. Excellent...

The Art of War

The Art of War (Sunzi bingfa) is a 5th-century BC military book written by the Chinese strategist Sun-Tzu (aka Sunzi or Sun Wu from the...

Art Lesson: For the Love of Lapis Lazuli

Here's a link to a professional review of Michael Harding's Lapis Lazuli oil paint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ_-Bm-bWvk...

Art Lesson: Mixing Violet Red & Ruby Red

Art Lesson from Vasari Oil Paints, New York City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSNbuuNZK7s&t&mc_cid=2da88cfa28&mc_eid=8dae2152b7...

We are now offering direct scheduling of art lessons. Just click on the Book a Lesson button at the bottom of our website. 3 sessions...

The Mahl Stick

BEHIND THE SCENES: This is my Mahl stick. I use it when painting realism. It's been used for eons by artists and how each artist uses...

Oil Painting & Drawing