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When an artist decides to paint or draw a historic composition, they should do their homework. I have been working on a series of compositions representing the Cherokee Indians during the period of Jackson’s Removal, or, better known as The … Continue reading

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I’ve mentioned in former posts that my brother, Lynn Burton, has been painting murals throughout Texas and Oklahoma for years.  He’s become known for his mural’s as well as his fine art.  I’m posting a few more that have never … Continue reading

This 13-by-9-foot oil on canvas painting by Vincent Desiderio, entitled Cockaigne, is a massive work that took years in the creating.  This painting begs the question of whether painting is meant to have any memory.  The composition for this art … Continue reading

When I was a teenager, I learned to appreciate the paintings and bronze sculptures of the artist, Frederic Remington.  There are very few people before or since that have been able to depict Cowboys and Indians as well as Remington. … Continue reading

You may wonder when black drawing inks were invented.  No one really knows for certain but experts generally agree it was more than four thousand years ago and may have been in both China and Egypt at around the same … Continue reading

With a simple kit of supplies–a piece of paper, some ink, and a pen–artists have produced an enormous amount of work. Illustrations for books, magazines, and newspapers have been full of finely rendered ink drawings. This was especially true during … Continue reading

When preparing a painting, the artist should select a medium they have mastered. A medium is personal, but a good artist can master almost any of them if they work at it long enough. I found the following film both … Continue reading

I remember that when I was growing up our Thanksgiving dinners were a warm and loving scene similar to Norman Rockwell’s famous painting:  Freedom from Want.  This was one of the four freedoms that he depicted.  His paintings were as … Continue reading

Wow!  If a motivational speaker ever heard me say this, he/she would be all over me.  However, I’m talking about art.  No, I’m not negative about art, but very positive.  I’m talking about negative spaces…the spaces that surround a solid. … Continue reading

Every artists develops their own techniques to a finished painting.  I’ve developed mine, which was a painstaking work in progress.  I found that I like to know all the problems I will encounter long before paint ever touches canvass.  There … Continue reading