Monday Morning Art School: what’s the point of a three-hour painting?
There’s no law that says that plein air must be quick, or that loose brushwork is ideal in outdoor painting. These are just tropes of our times.
Cadaver tombs and skull watches
Memento mori is art that reminds us of the inevitability of death. These are among the weirdest of them all.
Reverse aging by learning to draw
Use it or lose it? No, train it and gain it. Learning a new skill develops mental acuity in the aging brain.
Monday Morning Art School: activate your paints
Clean, intens color in watercolor comes down to one simple rule—activate your paints before you start.
Escape from Pleasantville
“I could feel myself loosening up and finally seeing how to sneak past Border Patrol. I shouted (to myself), ‘I finally get it!’”