Before electricity, nighttime seemed a lot brighter. That’s because electric lights constrict our pupils, making the darkness darker. Read...

  At the  November 4 Illustration Art Auction  at Heritage Auctions , four of my paintings will be offered for sale. The Tartarus Incident p...

The partnership with mammoths began modestly, with villagers gathering the tufts of wool that the gentle giants shed in spring.  Later, whe...

Marty Owings: "If you read the book it will unlock many secrets to being a better sketcher."  Marty Owings on YouTube  Direct lin...

Svetlana at fortune-telling by K.Bryullov, 1836 Mirrors have a powerful effect on people who have only seen their reflection in stll water....

  Jeanette and me, age 24 The part of my recent YouTube video that attracted the most interest was my answer to Andrew’s question about wha...

This blue boat catches my eye as I explore an island in Maine. It's beached at an odd angle above the high tide line. Not far away, a fl...

Which of these colors are primaries? One of the most basic art questions turns out to be not so simple. Full story on Substack today.

  I’m editing a YouTube video, where I paint this little plein-air study of a stranded sailboat: It’s painted in gouache over a casein primi...

  The key to painting imaginary subjects is to hold onto the dream image as long as possible, even if it's hazy and tentative. Then you ...