What Price Fauvism?
On February 9th Bateaux à Collioure by André Derain sold at Christie’s of London for £5,865,250 ($9.4 million). Derain painted the scene of boats in the harbor during the summer of…
Plein Air Day at USC
This past Saturday, I arrived at the brick gates to the Horseshoe at the University of South Carolina around 8:30 for a plein air day with About Face. Everything was…
How to Find a Plein Air Location
Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s time to do some plein air painting! Last fall I suggested starting in your own back yard to get comfortable with setting…
3 Things That Acrylics Do Better Than Watercolors
Acrylics paints are very versatile and can be used with techniques borrowed from other media. If you want use acrylics like watercolors, look for acrylics with low viscosity such as…
Gesso Drawing
Another painting using the black gesso and warm glaze technique. Last week I talked about using gesso to establish the dark structure of a painting. You can use the gesso…