Guest Artist: Russell Black on Drawing the Cube – Getting Rid of Linear Perspective
As artists, we have to deal with a lot of visual information. Our job is to take what …
Guest Artist: Russell Black on Drawing vs. Painting – A Considered Approach
When we, as artists, come to the easel and begin the work of creating a painting, we have …
Double Vision: “Seeing Simply” with Russell Black (2 of 2)
This is the continuation of the article posted last time where I explained how to simplify the following …
Double Vision: “Seeing Simply” with Daniel Novotny (2 of 2)
Let me preface this article by saying that despite not discussing patterns in Part 1 of this demonstration, …
Double Vision: “Seeing Simply” with Russell Black (1 of 2)
Seeing Simply is a joint effort by Daniel Novotny and Russell Black. The following post was written by …
Double Vision: “Seeing Simply” with Daniel Novotny (1 of 2)
Seeing Simply is a joint effort by Daniel Novotny and Russell Black. The following post was written by …
Guest Artist: Russell Black on Design – Using Shapes and Patterns
A problem that every novice plein aire painter faces is when the landscape is overloaded with “stuff” – …
On Watercolor Palettes: Final Thoughts (6 of 6)
Buy in bulk I recommend you to buy paints in bulk and in the largest tubes you can …
On Watercolor Palettes: Portable & Paintboxes (5 of 6)
This is a follow-up article on my previous post where I’ve shown my studio palettes and talked about …
On Watercolor Palettes: Studio Palettes (4 of 6)
I am a studio painter. Exclusively. My routine does not include plein air painting although I did some …
On Watercolor Palettes: Layout (3 of 6)
Palette organization is not as personal as paint selection. However, it pays to have it set up so …
On Watercolor Palettes: Choosing Paints (2 of 6)
In this article we’re going to talk a bit more about the considerations of choosing our actual paints. …
On Watercolor Palettes: Warm & Cool Primaries (1 of 6)
Do you struggle with “muddy” colors in your paintings? If so, then this article may help you not …
On Style
The answer to the infamous question of style seems to be of the elusive kind. To paraphrase Frank …
Painting Light And Creative Composition
One of the fundamental differences when we move away from representational painting towards creative composition is the handling …
Shift Your Perspective & Notice Patterns
“Music is the space between the notes,” Claude Debussy said. The space between the notes? Yes, the pause, …
Content and Painting
Today, I’d like to return to the idea of content in painting. I’ve touched on this topic in …
On Creative Process: Conclusion & Diagram (4 of 4)
So far in this series we established that the creative process of art making consists of four main …
On Creative Process: Design (3 of 4)
Welcome to part 3 of my discussion of the elements of the creative process. In the previous two …
On Creative Process: Expression (2 of 4)
In the first part of this series I talked about the first two steps of the creative process, …