The Studio Journal

What a Cowboy Portrait Taught Me About Painting Character

What a Cowboy Portrait Taught Me About Painting...

The word ‘study’ sounds like homework. In painting, it’s permission to push. Cowboy Study came from that kind of freedom, and landed somewhere I didn’t expect.

What a Cowboy Portrait Taught Me About Painting...

The word ‘study’ sounds like homework. In painting, it’s permission to push. Cowboy Study came from that kind of freedom, and landed somewhere I didn’t expect.

Barrel Up — oil on canvas by John Wellington, room lifestyle mockup

The Barrel Up Crewneck: When Western Art Gets O...

There's an oil painting of a cowgirl on the back of this crewneck. Most people ask about the painting first. That's how it's supposed to work.

The Barrel Up Crewneck: When Western Art Gets O...

There's an oil painting of a cowgirl on the back of this crewneck. Most people ask about the painting first. That's how it's supposed to work.

The Prophecy, 2024, by Mark Maggiori — buffalo beneath illuminated storm clouds

Mark Maggiori Just Sold a Painting for $1.3 Mil...

Mark Maggiori’s $1.3 million painting led a $9.3 million night in Jackson Hole. How does it compare with five of the biggest painting sales by living artists?

Mark Maggiori Just Sold a Painting for $1.3 Mil...

Mark Maggiori’s $1.3 million painting led a $9.3 million night in Jackson Hole. How does it compare with five of the biggest painting sales by living artists?

Yellowstone Study — oil on canvas by John Wellington

Painting Yellowstone: What a 5×7 Study Forces Y...

A 5×7 panel is not a lot of room for one of America’s most epic places. Here’s what painting a Yellowstone butte small actually teaches you.

Painting Yellowstone: What a 5×7 Study Forces Y...

A 5×7 panel is not a lot of room for one of America’s most epic places. Here’s what painting a Yellowstone butte small actually teaches you.

Rocky Beach — oil on canvas by John Wellington

Fat Over Lean: The Oil Painting Rule That Actua...

There aren't many rules in oil painting. But fat over lean is one that actually matters — and ignoring it is how paintings crack twenty years from now. Here's how...

Fat Over Lean: The Oil Painting Rule That Actua...

There aren't many rules in oil painting. But fat over lean is one that actually matters — and ignoring it is how paintings crack twenty years from now. Here's how...

Rocky Beach — oil on canvas by John Wellington

I'm Not Here to Explain the Painting

The art world runs on explanations. I'd rather just make more work.

I'm Not Here to Explain the Painting

The art world runs on explanations. I'd rather just make more work.