A Year Like No Other

I’m a proud parent of two Compass School kids. It’s a little charter school in Rhode Island. The school has … More

Happy Thanksgiving!

Autumn is in full throttle. I have been teaching, sketching, and painting away. In the next week I will begin … More

I found this lovely painting on the internet and thought it a perfect lesson in painting water reflection. You get … More

For weeks and weeks I have been drilling my students “More water! More water! Drop the paint into the water … More

I have a student who complains that she never makes her darks dark enough in a painting. It’s a … More

Each week I try to find a particular concept to cover during my painting class that I teach. For this … More

My painting II class has resumed in the new year and our first lesson is a loose abstract play on … More

Back in the US and back to work :) Below you will find the tutorials on clouds that I provided … More

I don’t know about you, but I find painting images of people scary and intimidating. One wrong stroke and … More

Did I mention I have been teaching adult art classes? This is new to me. I have taught art to … More