Articles Index
Painting Poetry: 31 Ideas
A month's worth of ideas for paintings inspired by poetry.
Art Symbols Dictionary: Flowers and Plants
Learn how to add hidden meaning to your paintings by including flower to symbolize love, jealous, and more.
Art Materials on a Budget
Tips on how to save money on art materials and make your budget go further.
How to Create a Simple Op Art Painting
Instructions on how to create a simple Op Art painting using a geometric grid to give the illusion of movement.
Free Letters, Numbers, and Words Stencils
Have creative fun with my collection of free, printable stencils of individual letters and numbers, as well as various words and phrases.
11 Things You Need for an Art Exhibition Besides Your Paintings
While your paintings are obviously the most important part of an exhibition, there are lots of other things you'll need that you may not have thought about.
Should I Use Acrylics or Oil Paint?
How to decide whether acrylics or oils would suit you best. Advice from experienced artists working in both mediums.
Organize an Exhibition of Your Paintings
Find out how to organize an art exhibition of your paintings and, more importantly, get people to come to it.
Acrylic Painting Basics
All the basic info you need to know if you'd like to start painting with acrylics.
10 Acrylic Painting Tips for Beginners
These 10 tips to help you avoid basic mistakes and get better results when painting with acrylics right from the start.
Top 10 Oil Painting Tips for Beginners
Read my best 10 tips for getting professional-looking results and never have another oil painting crack again.
Abstract Art: An Introduction
An easy-to-understand introduction to abstract art and painting -- what it is, how it developed, and what characterizes it.
Painting Content Contributor: Jerry Fresia
Brief biography of content contributor Jerry Fresia.
When is a Painting Finished?
Tips and advice on how to decide when a painting is finished, or whether you should keep working on it.
Art Jokes: You Must Be An Artist If...
A humorous look at the things you may do that indicate you're an artist.
Learn to Paint: Your First Ever Painting
If you've the desire to start painting but don't know where to start, then this is the article for you, describing how to go about creating create your very first painting.
Learn to Fail Better as an Artist
Learn to use failure to the benefit of your creativity, and you'll grow faster as an artist.
Top 10 Painting Tips for Strong Compositions
Use these painting tips to create stronger compositions in your art.
5 Reasons You're Not (Yet) a Good Artist
There are certain signs that point to your not yet being as good as artist as you think you are.
Stuck in an Artistic Rut? Try Pastel Painting
If you feel you're stuck in an artistic rut, how about giving pastel painting a go. Read how an impulse to buy a box of pastels renewed an interest in art after 20 years.
Lucian Freud Paints Queen Elizabeth II
My thoughts on whether Lucian Freud's intense, penetrating style of painting was suitable for a portrait of the British monarch.
How to Sign a Painting
Find out where, how and why you should add your signature to a painting when you've finished it.
What Makes a Painting Good or Bad?
What makes a painting good or bad, acceptable as fine art or not? Here are various opinions from artists.
Canvas Keys: What Are They For?
Why you get those little bits of wood or plastic with a canvas, known as canvas keys or canvas wedges.
The Light on Your Canvas
How to light your canvas when painting indoors and out-of-doors.