Light Lemon. Light Turquoise. 

I'm looking forward to painting the sun, out with a group, on the beach in August. They'll experience what I do: findi...

Tiny Rainbow

I work in 'batches' or call it 'projects'. I create 'themes' or plan subjects, roughly monthly. And I wanted to create more sunsets. 

S...

Warmth.

I wanted to paint the sunset on the beach in May, it was cold, abandoned but wonderful to be there again. And taking the smaller size, 20x25 ...

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 a ...

The Red Sun.

Funny how we forget to go out early enough.

You’ll need prep time. And it’s light WAY before the actual sunrise. I think 40 minutes pri...

Not So Comfortable.

I had set the goal of painting the sunrise again, this was back in March. And this meant putting the alarm to a time way too earl...

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 that’s very help...

The Best Sunsets Include Clouds.

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

It’s always the question, will the ...

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 purplish sky,...

Sunset versus Sunrise.

When you paint the sunset in Autumn you don’t have to wait for it towards 10 in the evening, like you’ll do in Summer, and thi...