Gouache Painting for Oil Painters
My Love Affair with GouacheI have been an oil painter for 56 years. Oil painting has been part of my life since I was thirteen years old, and it continues
How To Paint A Landscape
Start To Finish ~ Shapes, Depth, and DetailOne of the biggest challenges artists face is maintaining a strong composition as they move deeper into a painting. It's easy to start
The Secret To Strong Composition
Designing With Shadows
One of the most powerful ways to strengthen a painting composition is to simplify the scene into large shadow shapes first. Before I begin thinking about details, color
The Wet Gouache Palette
Pros, Cons, and How I Set Mine UpIf you’ve been following along in my recent posts, you’ve probably noticed one tool that keeps making an appearance—my wet gouache palette.It’s become
A Journey Into Gouache
4 Years of Gouache Paintings, 32 Studies, & What I Learned
There’s something quietly powerful about closing the final page of a sketchbook.
Not because it’s perfect.
Not because every page turned out
When One Area of Your Painting Isn’t Working: How to Fix It
When something in a painting feels off, it helps to see the solution before touching the real painting
Have you ever stepped back from a painting and felt that something just
The Language of Sky Blue
Beyond the Edges: Understanding the Blue of the Sky
In my last post, we talked about edge work — how soft, lost, and found edges give clouds their form and life.
Why Edge Work Is the Secret to Painting Realistic Clouds
Understanding how intentional edge control can transform your cloud paintings
In this post, I want to talk about how I approach edges in cloud painting, specifically in oil, and how a
Painting Lush Greens in Gouache – A Landscape Demonstration
A Study in Green: Practicing Gouache with a Built-In Composition
Every once in a while, an image stops me in my tracks—not because I plan to turn it into a finished
The Ugly Stage of Painting: Why It Happens and How to Move Past It
How to Get Past the Ugly Duckling Stage of Your Painting
Every painter—no matter how experienced—faces it: that uncomfortable middle phase where the painting looks awkward, amateurish, and nothing like what