Purple Iris
It's iris time in South Carolina. Although the weather has been unusually cool and rainy the last couple of weeks, the flowers aren't deterred from their normal bloom sequence.…
What Is Chroma?
Would you like to know more about how colors interact with each other? Do you want to know how to avoid making "mud" when you mix colors? …
Impression of Soda City
On Saturday the About Face plein air group painted at Boyd Plaza in front of the Columbia Museum of Art. We were practicing painting in an impressionistic style to promote…
Paint Like an Impressionist
Have you seen the Impressionism from Monet to Matisse exhibit at the Columbia Museum of Art? The exhibit presents a broad overview of Impressionism and Post-impressionism from the Dixon Gallery and…
Is Your World Yellow?
The challenge of the week on Mail Me Some Art is to make a round postcard. I chose a yellow theme to coordinate with our storm of yellow pine pollen and…
Mail Art
Have you ever wished to receive something in your "snail mail" other than bills and advertisements? Have you ever thought of mailing a pice of your art to someone else?…
More Irish Luck
The rolling farm land around Barbara Yongue's house inspired a second painting at last week's paintout. I used a palette knife and muted colors to capture the bare trees and…
Luck of the Irish
St. Patrick's day was celebrated at the home of Barbara Alston Yongue in Blair,SC. Around 50 artists gathered to paint, eat, and share the joy of making art. This small piece…
Square Foot Gardening
I’ve been a fan of Mel Bartholomew’s Square Foot Gardening method for 30 years. It makes sense to plant just what you need and eliminate thinning, plowing, and weeding. Now…
Hunting Island Beach
This small painting is based on a trip to Hunting Island last winter. I used a limited palette of burnt sienna, burnt umber, ultramarine blue and white to evoke the…