Watch Me Paint: World-Class Art, World-Class Instruction
Transformative use is judged on a case-by-case basis, which is why famous artists like Jeff Koons keep stealing from less-well-known ones. They can better afford protracted legal cases.
Painting with dogs isn’t always trouble-free, but if you have a laid-back mutt, he’ll make great company.
“What’s the difference between sketching and drawing?” a student asked me. There’s no hard line separating one from the other.
My life has been immeasurably enriched by so many people who’ve pondered my paintings and drawings, corresponded with me about them, and, yes, occasionally purchased them.
Although I’ve still got two more days to paint, I’m interested in your opinion. What do you like best, and why?
Assurance is a universal value in art, and that rests on the back of solid preparation–in painting as well as piano.
Most realist painters don’t spend nearly enough time on abstract design, even when they understand the critical importance of line and value.
If we’re all made the same, we should see (and talk) about color the same. I believe we are, so why don’t we?
Does anyone ever need to paint another wave? I’m glad nobody ever asked Winslow Homer that question.
A compendium of all the weird and wrong stuff I’ve heard over the years about the life of the working artist.