TUTORIAL: Contour Line Drawing

TUTORIAL: Contour Line Drawing

Well, I finished my first tutorial. Although it’s a bit bland, I feel really confident with how it turned out. I promise to add a bit more flair in subsequent videos. Also, I’m trying to find a logical progression, and will eventually work my way up to more complex ideas such as abstract painting and ......

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PROJECT: Exploring Self Portraiture

Self-portraiture is a staple within the development of young and old artists alike. And, as a consequence of it’s introspection, one of the most challenging tasks put forth to a high school art student. It requires an artist to break his or her personality into subsequent parts and analyze them with painstaking scrutiny. It also ......

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Thoughts on a changing world

An epiphany washed over me like a white wave the other day, while wafting through an endless sea of blogs, each churning monotonous variations of the same ecopolitical banter. It became apparent to me how well-meaning individuals writing about issues we face—as civilizations, ecosystems, etc.—so often fail to notice the flaws in the paradigms t...

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A painting experience

A painting experience

As I sat on my art stool, perched like a falcon ready to strike, music wafted throughout the room and summoned forth within me the creative spark inherent in all people. The sweet, subtle intricacies of oscillating harmonics coalesced in the air, and scintillated with vivid color as immaculate as pure diamond. My inner eye reached ......

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