The Paintings of Andrew Wyeth
"I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious." ~ Andrew Wyeth I can relate to Wyeth's art because I probably paint for some of the same reasons he did. I usually think of ideas for my paintings when I am walking...
Spiritual Harmony
by William Harris "Color cannot stand alone; it cannot dispense with boundaries of some kind. A never-ending extent of red can only be seen in the mind; when the word red is heard, the color is evoked without definite boundaries. If such are necessary they have deliberately to be imagined. But...
Product Review – Brush Cleaners
"The Masters" Brush Cleaner and Preserver For years I have used "The Masters" Brush Cleaner and Preserver -- probably because I liked the packaging. The concept is simple: You open the container and inside you find a slightly abrasive bar of soap. Because the container is circular, it is easy...
Trip to the Art Store
It's time for me to throw out my old brushes and start using these new ones. Now that I think about it, some of my brushes were probably 15 years old. The bristles were getting so stiff I couldn't use them anymore. One of my "good" brushes was the...