Friday, June 21, 2024

Painting Daisies by NOT Painting Daisies

In this new video on YouTube, I explore the practice of negative painting.


The idea is to paint the negative shapes around the white shapes of the daisies. 

The goal is to reserve our attention for the spaces between things.

Friday, June 14, 2024

Is Competition Good for Artists?

Art students in Cincinnati portray a crucifixion scene based on a live model.

A history and discussion on my free-to-participate Substack page.

Friday, June 7, 2024

Be Consistent With Titles


I called one painting "Rainbow Bridge" in one exhibit and "Gideon's Bridge" in a book.

Unfortunately, both names will follow that image forever.

'Untitled' is a Title: Eleven tips for titling paintings.