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Recent Paintings from my trip to Mendocino County
I've mostly been doing larger gouache paintings outdoors lately which means I'm not doing as many Paint Drips, but that doesn't mean I...
Sep 16, 20222 min read
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Tips On Painting Ellipses
If you have trouble painting/drawing ellipses, I have some tips to help you solve that problem! Let me know if this helps by telling me...
Aug 25, 20211 min read
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Gouache Art Supply Haul: Jerry's Artarama
Here are the supplies I was shipped from Jerry's Artarama this month! I want to make video reviews of these products. Let me know in the...
Aug 8, 20211 min read
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"The Art Of Watching A Flower Grow" Oil Painting
The Art Of Watching A Flower Grow Medium: oil on linen mounted on board Dimensions: 13.5" x 9.5" This work is featured in "The Ninth...
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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Coming In November 2020: 3 New Online Landscape Painting Courses!
I'm excited to share with you some big news: I will be holding 3 online workshops to demonstrate my ECR Method. These will be three...
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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All of my STRADA September 2020 30-Day Challenge paintings
Day 1 Mini Donuts 5x7 gouache on Yupo Paper. Day 2 McDonald Mansion Greenhouse 9x12 inches. Gouache on toned Kraft paper. $250 To buy,...
Oct 1, 20205 min read
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Virtual Open Studio Tour!
Trying out something new: I created a virtual open studio tour on my website where you can now browse the art on my walls as well the...
Dec 17, 20192 min read
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A Bloom Like No Other
I created this piece for a special show in Paso Robles called, "California Impressionists: The Masters & The Greats They Inspire." This...
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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A "Landmark" Achievement
After a couple of months of really hard work, I am pleased to show you the finished paintings I created for "Landmarks," the annual fall...
Oct 7, 20193 min read
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Sonoma Plein Air 2019: Putting It Together
Last week I participated in Sonoma Plein Air again! I am pretty happy with most of the work I did this week. I didn't try to experiment...
Sep 17, 20191 min read
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Now Accepting Pet Portrait Commissions This Summer!
I'm now accepting pet portrait commissions this summer, and you can win a portrait commission of your own by helping me spread the word!...
Jun 10, 20191 min read
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Artists: What You Have To Lose To Gain
Have you stood in front of your painting, stared at it for a long time, quieted your mind enough to hear what it was saying to you, and...
Jun 6, 20192 min read
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ARTISTS: 3 False Beliefs About Competition That Can Be Holding You Back
When was the last time that you felt competitive in an art setting, or towards another artist? Maybe you kept it to yourself because you...
Jun 4, 20194 min read
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ARTISTS: 😱 What if you’re the imposter?? 😱
Do you feel like you are running away from your “style” for fear of getting locked into something you’ll eventually grow out of? I can...
Jun 3, 20193 min read
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A CATALYST For A New Way Of Painting...
“Have you ever painted with rubber?” No one has ever asked me that question. So I had to ask it to myself. 😳 I’m always on the lookout...
Jun 1, 20192 min read
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Carmel Art Festival: Well-Soaked Success
When I think of May in the coastal California city of Carmel, “torrential downpours” isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. In fact,...
May 27, 20192 min read
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3 Common Pitfalls Artists Fall Into When They Start To Sell Their Art
I wanted to talk about an issue I have been observing, and shine some light on what I see as a mistake some newly professional artists...
May 22, 20196 min read
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The Moment I Stopped Worrying About Superman...
As I've been thinking about the next step for myself and my art, part of that is figuring out where I've been, and where I come from. One...
May 22, 20196 min read
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Artists: STOP looking for your “STYLE!”
Style. Everyone wants a style, right? From a drawing style, to a hairstyle, to the clothes you wear… It’s a universal thing that we...
May 16, 20194 min read
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Getting Wet! The "Water Works" show at Christopher Queen.
The Christopher Queen Gallery loves to make themes for all of their shows. This time it's all things water. This was a new subject for me...
May 2, 20192 min read
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