Make Smarter Paintings By Reading These 15 Quotes About Composition
This article about composition was inspired by this one quote from the late, great Howard Pyle: “After the first hour of work, your lay-in should kill at a hundred yards.” Whoa! With that sentence in...
View ArticleAnother Still Life Painting, Another Gumball Machine
Sometimes you just can’t get enough, even when it comes to still life painting. Having recently completed a still life painting of an old gumball machine, I decided to paint another. I admit to...
View ArticleProduct Review – How to Paint Realistic Oil Paintings Step-by-Step
“Formal Orchids” by Delmus Phelps Have you ever wanted to paint realistic paintings, but weren’t sure if you could, or even how to go about it? If you are a beginning or intermediate oil painter and...
View ArticleArt Marketing – Hunting or Fishing, What is the Difference?
This guest post was authored by Art Collector, Art Supporter and Marketer extraordinaire, Dean Cameron. I think you’ll find it useful… For starters, EVERYBODY who has something to sell, even art,...
View ArticleMaximize Each Piece of Art You Create
Are you getting the most from that new piece of art you just created? After all, you’ve prepared, thought, created and completed something that is unique to you. What now? A gallery, website, or...
View ArticleStill Life Painting with Pansies
“Still Life with Pansies”, Craig Shillam, 12″ x 16″, oil/canvas If you would have asked me three years ago if I would ever paint a still life painting with pansies as the subject matter, I would...
View ArticleWhat’s the Deal with All the Gold Picture Frames?
What’s the Deal with all the Gold Picture Frames? Am I the only one that is sick and bored to tears with beautiful paintings framed with gold picture frames? What the hell? Yeah framing can be...
View ArticleA New Oil Painting of an Old Football
“The Rock” Craig Shillam oil/canvas, 12″ x 16″ What would be a good way to portray an old, weathered, beat-up football in an oil painting? I don’t know about you, but I thought a straight forward,...
View Article9 Small Adjustments for Better Oil Painting Results
9 Small Adjustments for Better Oil Painting Results – CashArtBlog Sometimes it just takes a small adjustment or two to improve your oil painting and not a complete overhaul. I am certainly not the...
View ArticleA Floral Still Life Painting with an Old Vase
Still life painting is fun. There, I said it. Gathering the elements of the painting, setting it up, getting the light just right and then finally getting the paint out. It’s all fun. For this...
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