Category: Tips and Techniques

Below is the reference photo that I used to make this quick watercolour painting done as a demonstration in one […]

Today’s tip is for watercolour painters. When painting, just put out enough watercolour paint to do you for that session. […]

Did you know that oils do not dry by evaporation, but by light curing? This means that if you leave […]

Painting crystal is something that tends to impress a viewer – and intimidate a new painter. So here’s a secret […]

Yesterday’s blog post talked about life being lived thoughtfully. Today I will take those same points, and apply them to […]

This is an older painting of mine that was painted “under the influence” of Group of Seven work. That simply […]

This painting, titled “Solitude”, is an example of one of my own paintings that was influenced in style by first […]

Sometimes we painters get so absorbed in our painting that we forget that it can look very different from a […]

With lots of registrations coming in already for classes that start in October, I have been pondering the happy atmosphere […]

“Too many artists get seduced by sunlight and have to continually adjust for light variations. The lighting conditions in [my studio] are perfect. It never changes from day to night. I always know the colour on the canvas is what I want it to be.”  – Jack Cassinetto – How about you – studio or plein air painter? Some of both?