10 Perfect Gift Ideas for Artists

Let’s go through some awesome gift ideas for your artistic friends… or just for yourself! Areaware Brush Vase This is the perfect gift for any painter friends. It will hold pens, flowers or even…. paintbrushes. Artist Survival Kit in Brush Basin The perfect gift for someone who is struggling to keep their paintbrushes in great … Read more

Artists at Work – Famous Artists in Their Studios

You can tell a lot about an artist from watching them work in the studio. In this post I will feature 37 photos of famous artists hard at work in the studio. These photos are not glamorous and they show the artists in a very natural and raw state. This is the behind the scenes … Read more

Vivid Blue Landscapes By Robert Julian Onderdonk

Robert Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922) was an American impressionist landscape painter. He does not appear to be that widely recognized, especially compared to the more famous impressionists like Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. However, his landscape paintings are unique and have a certain vibrancy to them. A frequent subject of Onderdonk’s paintings is fields bluebonnet … Read more

6 Tips to Help You Paint Like an Impressionist

It is no secret that I love the impressionist movement. But how exactly do you paint in an impressionist style? Many artists seem to use it as an excuse to paint sloppily. But really, impressionism is just a relaxed form of realism in my opinion. Accuracy is still extremely important in impressionism. In this post, … Read more

Skillshare Review for Artists

If you are not aware of Skillshare, it is basically an online education website where anyone can put up classes on whatever subject they please. Currently, there are over 17,000 classes on Skillshare. However, we are not interested in all of those classes, but rather just anything to help us become better artists. The topics covered by … Read more

How Claude Monet Documented Light Using the Rouen Cathedral

This post follows on from How Claude Monet Used Haystacks To Demonstrate Light And Color. Here is another example of how Claude Monet painted the same subject in varying environments to demonstrate how changes in light can affect color. He used the Rouen Cathedral as the subject in 28 paintings which I could find, all of … Read more

Fresh Off The Easel – Overcast Day In Queenstown

Here is a quick study I just pulled from the easel – Overcast Day In Queenstown. Even on an overcast day, New Zealand provides beautiful painting inspiration. In this painting, I wanted to capture the general dreariness of the scene. I also wanted to portray the town in the distance with as little detail as … Read more

Beautiful Flower Artworks by Claire Basler

I stumbled across the stunning artworks of Claire Basler the other day on Pinterest. She is French floral painter who works just outside of Paris in a former schoolhouse which she converted into a beautiful studio. Throughout her enchanting art studio are stunning floral arrangements from which she draws inspiration for her artworks. You can find … Read more

9 Tips for Painting Without an Art Studio

One of the issues with painting is that it requires space. With your easel, paints, canvas, storage boxes and whatever else you use to paint, it can be a struggle to paint if you do not have a dedicated art studio. So do you need a dedicated art studio in order to paint? In short, … Read more

The Many Faces of Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was a fascinating painter and person. He lived a life of drama, captured through his many paintings. An interesting way to view van Gogh’s life is through his self-portraits, where you can see him evolve as a person and as an artist. Each portrait is unique and seems to depict his emotion at … Read more

20 Ideas for What to Write In Your Artist Newsletter

If you have an artist website, then you should have a newsletter to keep your fans updated. But finding things to write about can be a challenge. Creating art is hard, but writing about it is even harder!  You need to think about writing as just another form of art. I have been emailing my … Read more