The Mystery of Value Contrasts
Published: Sat, 06/19/21
Dear, It's 8 a.m. I'm looking out my window facing northeast. The sun is behind my woods, but there is a gap between the woods and a maple in my yard.
Tips and ideas for composing paintings and drawings
Published: Sat, 06/19/21
Dear, It's 8 a.m. I'm looking out my window facing northeast. The sun is behind my woods, but there is a gap between the woods and a maple in my yard.
Published: Wed, 06/16/21
June 16, 2021 This Week's Quick Tip 326 YELLOW & BLUE WITHOUT GREEN
Published: Sat, 06/12/21
Dear, Drawing can be one of the most stimulating things we do as artists. Yet I hear from so many who say they don't care about drawing, they just…
Published: Wed, 06/09/21
June 9, 2021 This Week's Quick Tip 325 CREATING A VALUE 5 PALETTE
Published: Sat, 06/05/21
Dear, "Somewhere within all of us is a wordless center, a part of us that hopes to be immortal in some way, a part that has remained unchanged since…
Published: Wed, 06/02/21
June 2, 2021 This Week's Quick Tip 324 PRELIMINARY DRAWING FOR FOLIAGE
Published: Sat, 05/29/21
Here's another brushed-off and slightly polished post from four years ago. And the one four years ago was a relaunch from 2015. That's how important I…
Published: Thu, 05/27/21
Dianne's June Live Stream Workshop Controlling Value Contrasts June 9, 2021 11 AM Eastern 8 AM Pacific 10 AM Central We use the term value contrast…
Published: Wed, 05/26/21
May 26, 2021 This Week's Quick Tip 323 PAINTING OVER DRY PAINT
Published: Sat, 05/22/21
Dear, One of the remarkable things about creating paintings is that each component or element contains its own language. An entire piece well done is…