I had a hard time with gray. I always thought it was spelled grey. I looked it up and Google says grey or gray depending on where you are...

Watch out! She‘s got a knife... They don’t make things like they used to. Some things like hammers have probably gotten better: others...

Keith, The Yellow Barn (c.1996) Acrylic

I recently did my first virtual guest interview as a new instructor for the YellowBarnStudio.com. Due to the pandemic, like many other...

Painting has evolved over time. The collective ‘we’ have discovered that paintings are not some static inert decoration but they are...

I heard a speech a writer gave once where he said he would not wish being a writer on anyone, but that there were those who could not...

I learn new stuff about art every day. It surprises me. I mean maybe if I had a degree from art school, I would already know all this...

Many artists are career professionals and many of those full time artists are art school graduates, although not all. Some of my artist...

They say that the reason barns were painted red has everything to do with stars. Stars are the forge that create all the heavy elements...

Painting is an interesting activity for many reasons, not the least of which is the 10,000 hours, 1000 canvas business of getting better...

My gf had to put her dog down and her niece sent her flowers. I thought great, I can paint flowers. The sunlight on the bouquet setup was...

Painting supports come in lots of different materials. Historically, artists have used all sorts of things like cardboard, found objects,...

Painting is pretty simple, really, I mean materials can be complex chemically and all, and color theory on its surface is pretty strait...

I think this will be a shorter blog post than normal, at least I hope so. It’s October and All Hallows’ Eve season. The fabric between...

I don’t really know how to make an exciting catchy title for gray, but any time you mix two colors together it’s considered graying one...

I love art. I could discuss, learn, and paint art all day long, and night. I’m a painter, and like any endeavor there are things... the...

It's fall, it's pumpkin season, and Halloween is coming. I have a black cat named Annabelle who is about 14 years old. She was the runt...

Finger painting is right up there with cave painting... a form of communication, and art. Artists, for whatever reasons like commerce,...

I want to talk about painting mediums... you know, those people that can see into the past or the future and communicate with the...