Oil Painting & Drawing

Ok, we all know it is the New Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac cultures....but meet James. He is our teenage rooster who...

Silver Oak Art studio has finally....finally been renovated! New doors, new window, new color, organic spray foam insulation, and...

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

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

While our government makes a mockery of our first amendment rights, the integrity of our elections, and spins up a bunch of hypothetical...

Growing pains are a part of life. The American people are vibrantly positive, independently strong, and creatively resourceful. Most of...

The breadcrumbs were laid and it was in our nature to investigate and satiate the temptations or were we the ones who set the trap? We...

"I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." ~Dr. Martin Luther...

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...

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...