This past week, I had the pleasure of participating in the Oil Painters of America Critique Program. For the nominal fee of $25.00 (which goes to OPA), artists have the opportunity to have a signature or master level member review their oil paintings and give instructional advice on how they might improve their technique. Because I do not do any … [Read more...] about Oil Painting Critiques
Lessons from the Low Countries
The Metamorphosis of Ray Mar
Raymar Art Fine Art Competition Finalist, February 2010 Metamorphosis, 12x12, Oil on Linen, © Margret E. Short 2009, OPA. AWA Collection, Grant and Elizabeth Beech Metamorphosis is from my Lessons Series Project collection of eleven paintings which I completed in 2006-07. All eleven were based on the color palette from … [Read more...] about The Metamorphosis of Ray Mar
From Here to Modernity
Once upon a time, I thought a "podcast" was a clay mockup for a flower sculpture. Nowadays, it is known as a high tech method of posting and listening to a particular discussion or interview on the Internet. Alyson Stanfield, art marketing consultant, launched me from the Golden to the Modern Age practically overnight. Not only has Alyson … [Read more...] about From Here to Modernity
A Year of Magical Painting
A very successful artist/teacher once told me, "an artist is like a magician." If we place the right color in the right place at the right time, magically a splendid image will appear. Well, I would add one more component to the magician. That is the art of juggling. Magically we manage to paint our passion and juggle life's other … [Read more...] about A Year of Magical Painting