How to paint a lighthouse
There is nothing wrong with painting lighthouses (despite what art snobs say). However, that doesn’t mean you have to be obvious about it.
In the age of AI, lean into wabi-sabi art
How can thinking about wabi-sabi’s principles of the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete improve our art?
Monday Morning Art School: how to figure things out
Just as nobody would mistake me for a master carpenter because I’ve built some things after watching YouTube videos, nobody is going to learn to be a master painter from watching how-to paint videos.
How to pick a plein air location
I spend a lot of time scouting in the area in which I paint (and teach) plein air, usually with sketchbook in hand. You should, too.