The art of the day today is by the legendary illustrator N.C. Wyeth.  Wyeth is probably best know for doing illustrations for classic books like Treasure Island. You can see more of his art in our Free Art Museum.

Here is a nice tutorial by the very talented E. M. Gist on drawing the human head. Click the images to see the PDF tutorial. You can see more of Mr Gist’s work on his Blog and Website.

I like my pictures to describe funny or strange situations, such as in my picture, ‘Funfair’. The idea of the funfair came about when I was sitting in the park on one of my lunch breaks. A friend and I were eating ice-cream when a small insect landed on hers… Her face instantly turned into  [ Read More ]

Introduction: My painting of Michael Cera, titled “SuperBad”, was actually created as part of a pitch for his new movie, Youth Revolt. The client wanted to persuade the studio to use an illustrated poster for this film, rather than the usual photographed one sheet. The direction I was given was to keep the art vibrant  [ Read More ]

Gorilla Oil Painting, Free Painting Tutorial mountain gorilla, free art tutorial lesson Step One oil painting, gorilla This large painting will certainly need a plan if I am to do the subject justice. The pencil sketch above shows the important things I have in mind to make the eyes the center of interest. Step Two  [ Read More ]

Stage 1 ocean plein air painting, oil painting demonstration, sea and rocks This painting was completed in July during the Sixth Annual Laguna Plein Air event in Laguna Beach, CA. I used a digital camera on-location to capture the painting during its various stages. I have various starts to my paintings. Depending upon the intricacy  [ Read More ]

Tutti Fruity glaze in oils, glazing techniques, oil painting instruction PALETTE – (in order used in the painting) Grisaille Underpainting: Raw Umber Ivory Black White French Ultramarine Blue Prussian Blue Pthalo Blue Burnt Umber Cadmium Red Deep Cadmium Red Light Cadmium Yellow Light Flake White Winsor & Newton Permanent Rose 502 (a transparent magenta) Winsor  [ Read More ]

“Hanna the Hound” Portrait The Supplies Dave will be painting Hanna’s picture on his preferred size of 16” x 20”, using heavy cotton duck, which as a consideration is always really easy and affordable to frame, there being a huge range of ready-made fames in this size. “You see the little wooden wedges on the  [ Read More ]

Our featured artist this time is Linda Bergkvist. Linda is one of the top digital artists and has a large fan base. And one reason I featured her besides the beautiful art is to help show what can be done with the digital medium. You can read more about Linda on her website. http://www.furiae.com/ .  [ Read More ]

Today’s featured art is by the great Syd Mead. Mr Mead is best known for his designs for science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens, and Tron. You can see more of his images and read more about him in our Free Art Museum.