Or have have you been painting for a while and found yourself in a rut? Do you want some guidance the help you get moving again?

Or, maybe you just want to take your drawing and painting skills to a higher level?

Art can enrich your life. It has definitely impacted mine. My students and my fellow artists say the same thing. So why can't be it the same for you?

Learn the techniques. Learn to think as an artist. Learning to draw and paint is a journey with both rewards and challenges. Talent alone will not do it. You need techniques, insights, and intuition. Combine that with persistance and dedication, and you will create the art of your dreams.

Welcome to my site! Here you have the opportunity to learn to draw and paint. Use these tips, techniques, and resources to improve your art from the comfort of your home.

Here you will..........

• Master the basics of drawing. Using these tools, you will be able to draw effectively and accurately.

  Imagine the confidence that comes from being able to draw anything you want. Plus, if you learn how to draw well, painting becomes easier too.

• Explore different painting media: oil, pastel and oil pastels.

  Apply the techniques you learn from new media to your chosen medium to strengthen your visual language.

• Dig deeply into the special challenges of painting various subject matter, such as figures, landscapes, and still life.

  Different subject matter offers different challenges. Learn how to tackle them and expand your repertoire.

• Go beyond mechanistic techniques and enhance your artistic voice by learning the thinking habits and disciplines of successful representational artists.

  Use these tips to maximize your learning in art classes, workshops or other tutorials.

• Develop and fine tune your style with exercises and tutorials drawn from my experience as an art teacher.

  Work through these exercises to gain the skills you need to take you where you want to go.

Let's learn to draw and paint together!

Drawing Tutorials These drawing tutorials teach you to draw whatever your eyes see, instead of showing you how to draw specific subject matters.

Using Negative Space Drawing Using negative space in drawing sharpens your ability to compose powerful paintings. This page will start you on your way toward mastering this technique.

How To Draw Heads Learning how to draw heads is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding, tasks for many artists. With a knowledge of basic anatomy to guide the placement of important features, you can quickly learn

How To Draw Eyes The eyes are the window to the soul; learn how to draw eyes correctly and convey the personality of your subject effectively.

How To Draw Hands Learn how to draw hands and give your figure and portraits of humans an edge.

Create a Pencil Drawing of a Face This demo shows you how to make a pencil drawing face that captures the likeness of the subject.

Perspective Drawing In Art Perspective drawing has been a powerful tool for artists ever since it was invented back in the Renaissance. This page will help you understanding the role of perspective in drawing.

2 point perspective Learn to draw 2 point perspective for more convincing visual impact

Learn 3 Point Perspective A step up from one and 2 perspectives, you learn how to draw 3 point perspective just by finding the third vanishing point spaced between left and right vanishing points on the eye level.

How to See Color Learning how to see a color and paint it is a really exciting revelation for artists and laymen alike.

How to Mix Color: Color Wheel Learn how to mix color using these simple techniques--the same ones experienced artists use.

How to Mix Colors and Achieve Harmony in Your Art Starting with a limited palette will teach you how to mix colors you want, and as a result, your paintings will have a harmonious look.

Oil Painting Brushes Learn how to care for your oil painting brushes and make them last longer.

Choosing The Oil Painting Brushes Learn the basics of choosing the right type of oil painting brushes

Pastels: Painting With Pure Color Pastels are a vibrant and powerful artistic medium. Absorb every article about pastels here to get you started.

Oil Pastels Oil pastels, as a fairly new medium, afford many versatile possibilities. They are ideal for oil painting like effects, and almost can match dry pastels if you have problem with dusts of dry pastels.

Plein Aire Painting Tips Tips for plein aire painting to save you time and efforts

Plein Air Painting: What you need before you do paintings outdoors With the right equipment, plein air painting is a fun way to combine art and the great outdoors.

John Singer Sargent's Painting Techniques Learn to emulate John Singer Sargent's methods, and review the materials he used in his paintings.

Sargent John Singer Painting Technique Learn vital lessons from John Singer Sargent. John Singer Sargent is a true master of art.

Improve Your Art and Become A Better Artist These are some simple tips that will show you how to improve your art before you reveal it to the world. You can become your own best art critic.

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Portrait Drawing: Use Sight Sizing to Get the Proportions Right A convincing portrait drawing requires you to correctly depict your subject's proportions. Sight sizing is a very effective way to accurately depict the important features.

Start Plein Aire Painting -The Process Follow these basic steps for painting outdoors and ace your plein aire painting ! Keep practicing until you are good at it, adding more details to your paintings each time.

Learn to Draw People - Draw Silhouettes If you want to learn to draw people, start by drawing their silhouette (outline). This exercise helps you capture the likeness, but bypasses the details.

Gesture Drawing Gesture drawing, as a different way of learning how to draw, done properly, sharpens your observational and drawing skills.

Color Wheels: Do they teach you how to achieve color harmony? In painting, harmony refers to visual unity. The best way to achieve it is to use analogous colors on the color wheels - those that are related to one another.

Amass drawing supplies Gather your drawing supplies and start drawing.