Bearded reedling in British police helmet, A4, pastel pencils on clairefontaine paintON

Hi all – I’m wanting to paint sunsets, but am having difficulty in determining what colors to use in the foreground (for trees, grasses, rocks, etc). The highlights/shadows etc are confusing. I paint in oil, and am wanting to pre-mix all of my colors prior to painting instead of mixing as I go. I’m following a method that works well for painting a landscape in mid day, or when the sun is ...

Winter Dusk; casein on Claybord panel; 10" x 8" This was done from photo reference as the wind chill was around 15 below zero Fahrenheit last week […]

I gave him a background. It took me a while to think of what to put back there. I just kept it simple. Procreate on iPad.

Hi, Some people write about nonsolvent studiopainting solutions, solving the problem with fumes from solvent,by leaving it out and using only linseed oil as a medium. My […]

So I’ve noticed that when I try to stretch my paper, these grey spots and patches appear…I initially thought it was because I erased my sketch too hard, but the patches came up everywhere in another drawing I tried. When I let it dry and paint over it, the patches don’t seem as obvious. But if it’s a fresh drawing and lightly brush over with water it shows.I’m assuming it’s the ...

Hello everybody! This is my last painting. Acrylic on canvas, size 70×100 cm. The composition is made from several photo references taken in my nearest neighborhood. My aim was to create something a little bit crazy, i.e. kind of “landscape” but not like a normal landscape. Now I would like to know how does it look for an independent viewer. All critique welcome!

Right now I have cadmium red and cadmium red pale for neutralizing my phthalo blues (green and red shade) and turquoise. What are some good transparent alternatives […]

May started here with a beautiful blue sky, but the furnace is still working, especially at night… I am addressing here Heikki and Vena’s posts in the finished April Chat, lamenting the absence of most members in this more personal exchange… I would love to say HI! to more as well, but if they don’t care to remain connected it is their loss. For me this is a place to make contact with ...