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The Meissonier/Mackay affair: the story of a commission that went horribly wrong. 

Hand-painted T shirt design.I'm always amazed how Smooth changes when he steps outside the house: ears unfurl, fangs come out, and tail goes up. It's a Jekyll & Hyde transformation.

In his reply to a young art student, Maxfield Parrish said: "I do wish you could study under Howard Pyle: indeed you would enjoy it. I did myself for two years. He is so full enthusiasm there is plenty to spare and you get a lot that is left over. He does everything the same way: […]

A Chinese academic drawing in four stages. More information and commentary on my free Substack forum.

"Anything that excites me for any reason, I will [document it]; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual." —Edward WestonI paint some trash tossed into the weeds alongside a stretch of parking lot. More about painting "non-motifs" at my post on Substack.Link to Video on YouTube

 A reader asked: “How is your thought process different at the beginning of a plein-air painting compared to the end?”At the beginning of a painting, I think about the concept or feeling that I want to convey. That intention guides the choice of framing and the colors I may choose. The thought process always comes before […]