COMPOSE

Does every painting need a focal point? Not always, say some professionals, but others consider it an absolute requirement. In fact, man...

If I tell you that in your painting your occlusion shadows are missing, would you know what I'm saying?  We talk a lot about...

​​​​​​​  If you buy a new car, one question you'll get is "what color is it?".  The lay person will identify color by a s...

Have you heard of alternation? A rarely discussed design tool, alternation can sometimes be the very method you need for moving the view...

What are these colors? If your answers are mauve, tan,and olive green, you are not speaking the color language .  ...

Our moon can help us understand the language we use when looking for halftones. We don't see it in a full moon, but it...

​​​​​​​ In the visual arts world, there is a lot of confusion about halftones. Halftones are found wherever images are illumina...

Look at this abstract composition.  Notice that all the shapes' edges are sharp.  How our eyes move over the piece is determined mor...

Here's a photo I found on Pixabay.   If I happened upon this scene while out looking for a subject to paint, I'd proba...

To modulate is to make a gradual change within whatever is being modulated. In music, a single chord can modulate to another key just by p...

 What do the melodies of "Three Blind Mice" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" have in common?  Answer:  they can be sung in ...