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“Bring the Paint!” Join me, Amanda Shires and Lisa Fallon to paint!
Join us for some fun Thursday, July 16th at 3 pm central to a paint! I’ve started a series of YouTube videos live where I “Paint with Friends!” I’m blessed to have the outstanding singer/songwriter and artist Amanda Shires along with her mom, pro-artist Lisa Fallon who are painting with me for the first 3…
Read MoreNEW! Cold Wax Medium Workshop: AUG. 23, 24, 25, 26th in COLUMBIA, TN
Join me for a fabulous 4-day workshop on a beautiful farm in Columbia, TN about an hour from the Nashville airport. I will be teaching Cold Wax Medium in both an abstract and representational way. Painting with Gamblin’s Cold Wax Medium is becoming a very popular method with artists all over the world. In the…
Read MoreNEW! Cold Wax Medium Workshop at “The Barn” in Cincinnati Nov. 6, 7, 8, 9, 2020
Join me for a 4-day workshop in Cold Wax Medium and Oil in Cincinnati, Ohio! Painting with Gamblin’s Cold Wax Medium is becoming a very popular method with artists all over the world. In the process of painting with Cold Wax, you can build layers of paint on paper or panels, add textures, use printmaking…
Read MoreMy Opinion Piece Published in The Tennessean
Today The Tennessean Published an article I wrote about the importance of the arts during the time of Covid. I hope you will read this in full article and share with your artist friends. It’s important for creatives to know they are valued and that their talents and gifts have been the glue that has…
Read MoreJoin me for a Zoom Meeting to Critique Your Artwork!
Hey artists, do you need help with a painting? Are you stuck? Send me an image of your work with questions and I will work on it in advance. Then, we get on Zoom and discuss it live with no more than 5 artists total for an hour and fifteen minutes. It’s only $30 and…
Read MoreArt Critique on Zoom
Do you have a painting you’ve been working on but are at that point where you don’t know what to do next? Would you like to talk with me about it? Well, I know how that is and after years of problem solving in both acrylic and oil, I can help you examine where…
Read MoreNew Video –How to Paint a Reductive Painting Using GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics
Please view my newest video on how use the “Reductive” or “Subtractive” technique in painting with GOLDEN’s OPEN Acrylic paints on Molding paste. It’s fun, easy and so different! It will challenge your way of thinking as a painter by removing paint instead of adding it. I hope you will watch it and share it…
Read MoreHow to Paint a Simple Cloud in Oil
Since I haven’t been able to go out in the world and teach for the past few months, I thought I’d make some videos and bring some lessons directly to you and your computer screen. Please check out my newest video on how to paint a simple, cumulus cloud using on a few colors of…
Read MoreNew Video on “How to Gesso a Wood Panel”
If you like to gesso your own panels, this video will show an easy way to prepare your panels for painting on both acrylic and oil. This is the first of my series called “The Imperfect Painter.” I chose this title because I think people think to make art you have to be “perfect” at…
Read MoreArt Installation Complete at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
I’m excited to announce that I’ve installed the 22 foot long mural and 4 sculptures that I created for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, TN. This is on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the new 11th floor. Since “Space” was the theme, I created a painting about “Space Bunnies.” It was hard to paint…
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