COMPOSE

Do you pay close attention to what your eyes are seeing? Try this little game: Looking at the photo below, take note of all the thi...

A scene might call to be a subject for painting, but will have so much going on it has no clarity.  Scenes found in historical cities oft...

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...

Here in the U.S., our long holiday season filled back to back activities and commitments will often rob us of our easel time, time that we...

Behind every good painting is a sound abstract design.  In visual art most of the 20th century was devoted to some sort of abstraction.  T...

Art reflects life, one way or another.  The discord we've all felt in recent weeks with the political dissonance in the States remin...

Many artists live in locations where sunny days are rare with not many opportunities to paint outside under a strong light source. We'...

By their styles, do your recognize the artists who did these three portraits? What about these three landscapes?  Can you recogni...

Try this.  Looking at this photo, squint your eyes so that all the details go away, stare and hold it for a few seconds.  Notice ...