Here's a Concept to Help You Understand the Process to "Building a Painting." Today's Tip Comes from our "Beyond Master Class." Tom is explaining the process of building a painting. What a great object lesson. Now to remember which layer we are on! This is an example of the kinds of things you can learn in our Beyond Master Class. ​Happy Painting! Laurie and … [Read more...]

The Dark Foreground Makes the Sky Even Brighter! Bill continues with Evening at Eagle Lake. Today he adds a dark foreground. Points To Consider: Bill is painting into wet paint. The main focus of this painting was to show how to make the brilliant sky. Bill loads his 2.5" Blending Brush with a LOT of dark paint. He does this because then the brush can be … [Read more...]

The Dark Foreground Makes the Sky Even Brighter! Bill continues painting Evening at Eagle Lake. He adds a dark foreground to create depth and contrast.Bill continues with Evening at Eagle Lake. Today he adds a dark foreground. Points To Consider: Bill is painting into wet paint. The main focus of this painting is to show how to make the brilliant sky. Bill … [Read more...]

Bill CreatesDimension By Adding Waterlines and an Island Bill continues with Evening at Eagle Lake. Today he adds waterlines and a distant island. Points To Consider: Bill starts by softening (hypnotizing) the water using his clean and dry 2.5" Blending Brush. He is barely touching the canvas. He loads his Palette Knife with an orange color that he made using … [Read more...]

Develop a "Master Artist's" EyeBy Learning To See As Buck Sees I bet you've been in this situation. You've been looking at your "finished" work but just can't quite put your finger on what is missing. Having someone else look at it can be helpful. But what is most helpful is to have someone, with 57 years of painting experience look at it and offer suggestions. Happy … [Read more...]

"Dark and Light! Light and Dark!" Bill continues with Evening at Eagle Lake. He is adding more lights and more darks. With each dark stroke, the light pops brighter. Happy Painting! Laurie and Dawn PLUS: So whenever you’re ready…here are a few ways we can help you become the artist you’ve always wanted to be. 1: Join Our Membership  Quickly become a better artist … [Read more...]