Trust Your Development.

It took me 10 years to understand how important it is to shift the painting time to either morning or evening, just to get...

Going High-Key.

A very Summerish view. (Painted in the summer of 2020. I'm still behind on posting these all. So what better time than now.)

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Grey = Good.

I love this boat painting. If you hold it in your hands the edges of the sails light up because of the thickness of paint. These are...

There have been people searching for my books using the search function in the sidebar, but because it's only searching within all blog posts (and...

Paint the Sun!

I wrote about the How-to-painting-a-sunset-on-the-beach aspect in this previous post. You’ll find a 10-Step PDF there...

The Best Sunsets Include Clouds.

Clouds make most skies better and more interesting to paint. Including sunsets.

It’s always the question,...

Sunrise Colors & Lights.

For a painter, any new fascinating topic is a treat. Here it's the pier at dawn, yellow lights, a warm greyish...

Rain & Light.

I started this painting in good enough weather but soon after it turned a bit nasty.

Rain, winds, I didn’t want to quit.

Fascinations.

Beautiful colors at the beach. No rain. Light effects there. (Below) my class at the beach.

Look at the light on the ocean. When an...

Light! Light!

Light is all I care about. The darks are so welcome in this.

Suspension. Effects.

I hope more will come here again, joining me on...