The Studio Journal

How to Choose Art for Every Room in Your House

How to Choose Art for Every Room in Your House

The living room gets a cowboy. The kitchen gets a landscape. The bedroom? Usually nothing, or maybe a generic sunset from a big box store. I've been thinking about this...

How to Choose Art for Every Room in Your House

The living room gets a cowboy. The kitchen gets a landscape. The bedroom? Usually nothing, or maybe a generic sunset from a big box store. I've been thinking about this...

Why Venice Beach Light Is Different (And Why It Matters in Oil Painting)

Why Venice Beach Light Is Different (And Why It...

Painting Venice Beach, and the unique challenges it creates. 

Why Venice Beach Light Is Different (And Why It...

Painting Venice Beach, and the unique challenges it creates. 

Why the Palette Knife Changed How I Paint Western Landscapes

Why the Palette Knife Changed How I Paint Weste...

The tool that I always overlooked has become one of the most critical to my arsenal. 

Why the Palette Knife Changed How I Paint Weste...

The tool that I always overlooked has become one of the most critical to my arsenal. 

The Four Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started Oil Painting

The Four Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I...

Oil painting can be hard, but it doesn't have to be. Four pieces of wisdom from a lifetime of oil painting.

The Four Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I...

Oil painting can be hard, but it doesn't have to be. Four pieces of wisdom from a lifetime of oil painting.

Why I Keep Painting LA Palms in Oil

Why I Keep Painting LA Palms in Oil

My recent exploration of the iconic California Palm has been as rewarding as it has been chalenging. 

Why I Keep Painting LA Palms in Oil

My recent exploration of the iconic California Palm has been as rewarding as it has been chalenging. 

Collecting Western Oil Paintings: What Actually Holds Value

Collecting Western Oil Paintings: What Actually...

The bison doesn't move. He just stands there in three-quarter profile, massive and deliberate, rendered in loose, confident brushwork that somehow makes you feel the weight of him. It's a...

Collecting Western Oil Paintings: What Actually...

The bison doesn't move. He just stands there in three-quarter profile, massive and deliberate, rendered in loose, confident brushwork that somehow makes you feel the weight of him. It's a...