All Blog Posts (601)

I've these 2 paintings on My Dailypaint works on auction. It is typical Eastern Freestate  scenes in South Africa. Visit the auction and have a look.

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auc tion/206390…

This is a 9" X 12" painting I am working on. I would like any feed back I can get as I am just starting out with paintings. Not sure if I should add a flowering branch or part of a bush coming in from the bottom right to hold the painting together or just leave it as…

Here is another painting inspired by the Olympics.

Visit my blog to see the steps towards the completion of this painting:…

Had a day to spend in town today so took my paints with me, set up early and painted this beautiful old concrete boat in the Whangarei Town Basin. Apparently it was used in the movie 'mutiny on the bounty' years ago. I loved the shape and the…

Moving the muse.

What do you do when you feel like the muses have deserted you and your inspiration has left for parts unknown?

Someone wrote to me recently who was facing this problem. I’m not an expert, but it got me thinking about the subject.

What to do may depend a little…

Some of our efforts with the first Mastering Sunsets project have just been published in Australian Artist…

Ever had an email like this?:

"Hi there,my name is Larry im an art collector from Connecticut,was

browsing through the internet and my eyes caught this particular work

on the subject,will like to have it for my new apartment probably this

month.please let me know if the piece is available and if yes let me

have the detailed price and more information about it.kindly reply me

with your…

Hello friends,



USA is in the grips of the cold weather. Hence, this painting. However, we have had a very beautiful, few days in Texas.

This painting was done on a very cheap gessoed cloth surface made by Masters touch. Traditional oils are very easy to lay down on pretty much any surface. Any and all feed back are…

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the complete artist.  My name is Ramari and I live in Warkworth NZ. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could please critique my latest painting.  This is a Manaia painted in oils, I have attempted to make the colours resemble those of a New Zealand paua.  I have not had any art instruction through my life but love to paint, I design any…

I did this on the Raymar Linen Panle 6"x8".  This was done totally in traditional oil.  I have to admit Traditional oil are much easier to handle, especially if you are new to painting.  I took the above picture using my iPhone.  Any and all feedback are welcome… Thanks!  Please do visit my blog to see other paintings of mine:…

Rainy days and dark, cannot paint, instead - sorting/deleting pc bookmarks/favourties. 

Found this excellent link I kept, and thought may be of interest. This is a colour site, which breaks down the colours in a photograph, much like the latest of Richards workshops for different values of colours.Really superb tool to use.  Excellent for those wishing to pick out various colours in your photographs in minute as well as large scale.…

Hello All, 

Here is a game to increase your Value gauging skill.  Visit my blog at: www.faisaltariq.com it is on the first page.

The direct link to the post for the value game is: http://faisaltariq.com/improving-value-recognition-no-color-mixing-needed/

Thank you.

Faisal

Hello Friends,

Here is another sketch/painting on a 5"x7" RayMar linen panel done in WSO.  Any and all constructive feedback/criticism are welcome, so please don't hesitate to suggest improvements.  My goal is to grow as an artist and  I can't think of a better way than getting feedback from fellow…

Hello All,

I have been painting in Water Soluble Oil (WSO) for a while.  However I have started experimenting with Traditional Oil (TO) and it is a lot easier to use than the WSO.  The TO does not fall apart when thinning with Turps/spirits.  WSO tends to loose it's sticking power to the canvas if you over use the water…

"Evening Gold" 13x15" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Photo by John Warren at http://paintmyphoto.ning.com/photo/whitby-lass…

Glycerin makes acrylic paint not dry fast, I bought a bottle in pharmacy glycerin to mix with acrylic paint not dry it. Richard and friends, have you tested it?