
Finding Inspiration for Art
Artists sometimes face an interlude in creating new art or continuing existing works due to a “creative block”. They may find it difficult to conjure up a new idea or finish an artwork they’ve already started. As an artist, you may feel like you’ve painted everything you enjoy painting or ...

Best Practices for Safely Preparing Artwork for Storage Until It’s Sold
I recently had an explosion of creativity over the last 18 months and an urge to get it all out on canvas, however, I was painting faster than I had been selling my work. Living in a small one-bedroom apartment just outside New York City, I had to find a ...

Using My Favorite Flower as Inspiration
I love sunflowers. There’s just something about their round shape and bright yellow color that screams “happy!” So for my next triptych, I’m using sunflowers as my inspiration upon a deep violet, crimson, unbleached titanium, and parchment colored background. You can see the finished result on the Sunflowers Triptych I ...

A Creator’s Mess…
A creator’s mess is not really a mess for the creator but can sometimes look like one to the outsider looking in. I sometimes use my coffee table to paint on rather than an easel when I feel like painting on a flat surface. I pull up my paints, paint ...

Color Choices Oh My!
Choosing colors for my next painting… the color choices are endless – where do I begin? If I have a particular subject in mind, it becomes very simple as I’m just choosing colors that fit the subject I want to paint, however, when I’m painting abstracts, my mood usually dictates ...