A New Spin on an Familiar Motif..Oil Stain Underpainting

2 hours ago | Kem Studios | 3 articles

'She Dances Through My Dreams' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $225 I was excited by this underpainting! I did an oil stain which is a very intense and vibrant way to do...
Read more ...

Ireland Video

3 hours ago | Tommy Kane

A recent trip to Ireland and my obligitory video of the trip.
Read more ...

Iceland Film

3 hours ago | Tommy Kane

A little video I made of Iceland. This way you can see that everything I said is true.
Read more ...

Creating Fantasy Architecture in Photoshop: Take your marker drawings to the next level

14 hours ago | The Helpful Art Teacher | 2 articles

In this tutorial you will learn how to take an ordinary drawing, created on paper with a Sharpie marker Upload it to Photoshop and transform it into an elaborate, layered...
Read more ...

Kirk Shinmoto: Figure drawing demo

17 hours ago | The Art Center

Hi there, I made a little figure drawing demo video. Still working on upping the quality for future videos but this one gives a glimpse into the general process. Video here
Read more ...

Exposición Golucho en el Museo Casa Ibáñez Olula del Río Almería v2

20 hours ago | Patricia Schappler

This video is of Golucho's works, amazingly powerful drawings and paintings.
Read more ...

Ali's portrait in pastel, by Kim Blair

1 day ago | Kim Blair Artist

Ali(14"x11" pastel on 300 lb. gessoed w.c. paper) Ali is a very talented photographer and is the daughter of our friends Heather and Ken. She is a lovely young woman who enjoys...
Read more ...

Sunday Mailbag- New Books or DVD?

2 days ago | Tom Richmond

Q: Any new books on the horizon? I thought you mentioned a while back that Sketch-o-the-Week Vol. 2 would be out in October. Also,have you ever thought of putting out a dvd?...
Read more ...

Christine's Portrait in Pastels

5 days ago | Kim Blair Artist | 6 articles

Christine (14"x11" pastel on gessoed 300 lb. w.c. paper) I've been working on creating portraits of friends and relatives in various mediums over the past few months, trying to...
Read more ...

Pam's Portrait by Kim Blair

5 days ago | Kim Blair Artist | 6 articles

Pam(14x11 pastel on gessoed 300 lb w.c. paper) The day Pam showed me the photo used for this portrait on her cell phone I felt an immediate jolt of inspiration to paint her...
Read more ...

Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Stopping at the Underpainting

'Beneath it All' 6x8 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $150 I had a little underpainting party the other day. Just me. I turned up the music and just made underpaintings with... Read more ...

Mortal Engines - The Gut- final stage

'The Gut' painting from Mortal Engines is finally finished. It took quite some time to get the colour and lighting right, and to keep it in balance. Adding the blue light at... Read more ...

Quick Photo Demo and Tips for Painting Grass

'Summer Tango' 16x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $175 My grass painting has evolved. I have gone through the stages from painting every blade of grass with stiff... Read more ...

Have You Tried the New Terry Ludwig Pastel Set Yet?

'Along the River's Edge' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $165 I have been patiently waiting to try my new pastel set. I know I don't need any more pastels but I do have a... Read more ...

ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 57

I love this very cool drawing of a tyrannosaurus rex by Ike, age 6. I spotted it at an art exhibition at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. In response to my most recent post... Read more ...

Figure Study - original oil pastel nude sk

Here's a 6 x 8" oil pastel study on Strathmore toned paper, using the sides of Sennelier oil pastels - I left out a ton of details, because I just wanted to capture the essence... Read more ...

Dancers 3 - loose black and white charcoal figurative drawing of dancers

I came across this one the other day - it's from about four months ago. These dancers will show up again somewhere in other drawings - really happy with loose unfinished... Read more ...

My oh my, but how time flies. A half year of figure studies, part 1

Well, it's been half a year since the last post. Seems like a good time for an update . I've done some figure sketching, some Moleskinnin', and some messing around, so I... Read more ...

In the Dark - portrait sketch of the model with white pencil on black paper

It's been so long since I did this kind of drawing that I was kind of lost, but maybe I'll get the hang of it again. I used a white pencil on black drawing paper. Many years... Read more ...

Another from the Ogwen Valley, low clouds on the mountain tops

Ogwen Valley, Low cloud on the mountains, A3 mixed media After the charcoal sketch done in the morning my friends walked up to a higher lake, I painted quietly on my own. So... Read more ...

Drawing > Video