Archive - "Painting Can Save Your Life"

Paint your important place.

When landscape meets memory.

Apr 28 •

March 2025

Bored with your palette? Travel back in time

Get inspired by the Impressionism, Dutch Golden Age and Renaissance artists

Mar 10 •

February 2025

A day at the galleries

And a lifetime on the riverbank

Feb 12 •

January 2025

Elevating a painting from good to great

Making 2025 the year of pseudo-perfectionism

Jan 13 •

December 2024

Need a holiday gift for the painter in your life?

Look no further.

Dec 4, 2024 •

November 2024

In the Shadows with Félix Vallotton

It seems like the Swiss and French painter Félix Vallotton (1865 – 1925) was a fairly provocative fellow.

Nov 18, 2024 •

September 2024

I just dropped my muse off at college.

This is the first painting I made of my daughter.

Sep 20, 2024 •

August 2024

Textiles & lemons & the chance to learn from Matisse

The perfect late summer, at-home painting exercise

Aug 26, 2024 •

Yes, you do need a color wheel.

The world's most affordable, simple and effective way to create harmonious palettes.

Aug 14, 2024 •

July 2024

Contrast is king.

Whether you're Caravaggio, Frankenthaler or Tolstoy.

Jul 2, 2024 •

May 2024

3 Things I'm Doing to Make 2024 My Summer of Art

(and what I have planned at The Painting School for your Summer of Art)

May 28, 2024 •

April 2024

On painting in an effort to combat the sadness

I see the sadness in your eyes.

Apr 25, 2024 •

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