Another delivery of fresh seasonal flowers from Boone Fox Farm is the inspiration for this week’s painting. I decided to get out my acrylic paints this time and start a painting on a 14×11″ canvas […]
Category Archives: Acrylics
Artist Date: Philip Mullen Exhibit
Last week I went on an Artist Date to the Richland County Library, Main branch, in downtown Columbia, SC. An Artist Date is a concept I learned years ago from The Artist’s Way by […]
Printing Hosannas
This week I was inspired to do some gelli plate printing with palm branches that I brought home from Palm Sunday service at church. I had done something similar two years ago on my 14×12″ […]
Live Oaks #2
The old live oaks of the South Carolina low country fascinate me with their gnarled shapes and contrast of light and shadows. This demo shows how I used a red underpainting to add warmth […]
Painting in Layers
Last week I posted this painting of a live oak allée near the South Carolina coast. I started this piece after seeing a demonstration by Gerard Erly at Trenholm Artists Guild where he started with […]
Are You in Control?
Over the years that I’ve been studying self development, working in the corporate world, and making art, I’ve observed that there are some things we can’t control. We can’t control other people; we can’t control […]
How are you feeling today?
Hello friends, Welcome to 2023! If you’ve been scrolling the internet in recent weeks, you’ve read that 2022 was the best or worst of years. 2023 will be even better or much worse. As if […]
Making a Collage
This week I’m making a nonrepresentational collage by tearing and reassembling pieces from gelli prints. I’m featuring autumn colors and textures and a cruciform (aka parallel X) composition. I’m consciously staying away from recognizable imagery […]
Layering
Sometimes the only thing happening in the studio is playing with paint and trifling with trees.
Autumn Stroll
This week I’m using my 14×12” gelatin plate and warm colors inspired by an autumn stroll through the woods.