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Artists who take my workshops or join my mentoring programs (see Mastrius.com) often have one big question: How do you achieve such luminous, vibrant color effects in your paintings? That’s why...

I think I was lucky in a way compared to many aspiring artists in that my family, my mom in particular, was quite supportive of my art career ambitions.  I...

The featured image at the top is from the 2007 Adele Campbell gallery event 'Painting on the Peak'.  From left to right:  Cameron Bird, Nancy O'toole, Mike Svob, myself, and...

  I remember being confused when galleries first started to ask me if I knew any good artists.  I didn’t understand why they were interested in my suggestions since I knew...

..."A common malady among artists is we sometimes don't know when to quit. Consequently we can ruin a good painting by overworking it or by leaving it too soon. There's...

How about some more artsy philosophy? I wrote a blog a while ago entitled "Hey, That's Mine!" where I discussed my ideas about copyright and intellectual property, and well, it's not the kind...

  In all of my years of teaching and mentoring artists perhaps one of the most common things painters mention they want to learn or develop is the ability to be more...

One of the most common questions I am asked about my work is how I am able to create the vibrant luminous color effects in my paintings.  I am able...