Archive - Artist's Cheat Sheet

Plein Air Quick Update!

This year, an unusual approach to plein air painting and inclement weather converge to create new and surprising outcomes.

Jun 18 •

Plein Air Season Begins

How I prepped cradled birchwood panels for a week of outdoor painting

Jun 14 •

Sketching a Country Road Scene

Using a mix of watercolors, gouache, pens, and pencils on an outdoor sketch

Jun 10 •

Sketching the View From the Woodshed

How to make sense of a complex scene

Jun 7 •

Vintage Advertisement Jigsaw Puzzles

Reveal beautiful, mid-century advertising art while solving puzzles.

Jun 4 •

Beautiful Savannah, Part 5

Sketching in the eerie Bonaventure Cemetery, and a ghost named Gracie

Jun 3 •

Vintage Art Instruction Books

Free collection of classic art books that you will likely find useful.

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Beautiful Savannah, Part 4

A peaceful bike ride down the avenue of live oaks at Wormsloe

May 29 •

Andrew Wyeth: Human Nature

”Human Nature” is on display at Brandywine Museum of Art until June 15, 2025.

May 27 •

The Amazing Mr. Ed

An old-timer sketches in the donut shop while telling me about his life.

May 24 •

Colorful Crayon Art with Centro Hispano

A project inspired by batik, using oil crayons and black ink on paper.

May 20 •

Gouache and the Illusion of Light

Workshop notes with expanded section for paid subscribers.

May 18 •

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