Step-by-step landscape demonstration for beginning artist.

Learn to oil paint in the style of the old masters with Jon Houglum in this video series.   Houglum covers

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Artful Inspiration

Artful inspiration, studio notes and interesting blog bits 
from artists that may inspire your creative muse!

"A Gentle Breeze" by Kimberly Kelly Santini

Working thru the Uglies

Have you ever had a painting that sunk deep into "The Uglies" ... that stage where the artist is still working things out, and nothing quite yet meshes or works visually?    Reading this blog post from Kimberly Kelly Santini (Painting a Dog a Day) as she

How to Paint a Dog Portrait

In this series of short videos, artist Rollie Brandt paints a small 8" x 10" acrylic portrait of

Knife Painting Demo by Christian Jequel

'Harvest' by Christian Jequel 

In the following video, Christian Jequel, a French artist based in Provence, performs a

Painting Sasha the Border Collie

Caroline Stanley shows us her animal portrait painting techniques in this short video

Paint Monet's Waterlilies

Painting demonstration excerpt from the Emmy-Award winning PBS TV Series

Telling a Story

Haleiwa by Richard Robinson

Today we have some painting tips from artist and instructor Richard Robinson.  Robinson says: "Start thinking about adding more interest, more story to your paintings."