Wet-into-wet
Dear Artist, You might paint wet-into-wet for several reasons. Lubrication is one of them. Just…
Yearly Archives: 2012
Your own website
Dear Artist, Just recently Leah Markham joined our staff of consultants at the Painter’s Keys.…
Protecting your paintings
Dear Artist, Yesterday, David Harper of South Carolina wrote, “I’ve been working with acrylics and…
Strategic patience
Dear Artist, “Strategic patience,” is popular jargon these days. It’s the strategy of letting time…
Drawing for understanding
Dear Artist, Drawings can be awkward things. The act of drawing may feel like bending…
Scapegoat
Dear Artist, One of the side benefits of writing these letters is receiving the remarkable…
Six compositional boo-boos
Dear Artist, Last night, while on jury duty, my fellow juror and I agreed the…
The Genn Method
Dear Artist, My workshops do best for those with the basics in their pockets. I…
Second breath
Dear Artist, A “second breath” is a restart of a work after getting a second…
Trust your steps
Dear Artist, Walking briskly, pushing the blood to your extremities, alone and with minimal distraction…