Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Learn How to Paint Loose Portraits with Acrylics – 5 Minute Timed Challenge
One of the best ways to loosen up your acrylic portraits is to set a timer. Learn how to paint bold, abstract portraits in just 5 minutes.
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General
5 Contemporary Abstract Artists To Explore
Get ready to embark on an exciting journey because I’m about to introduce you to five contemporary abstract artists that will blow your mind!
General
The Artist's Stock Chart: Build Your Creative Foundation for Exponential Growth
Discover why your artistic development mirrors successful stock patterns and learn to build creative foundations that protect against setbacks while enabling exponential growth.
Painting Techniques
Studio-Tested Techniques for Expressive Painting (What Actually Works)
Most articles about painting techniques read like art school textbooks - lots of theory, not much real studio experience. After sixteen years of daily painting, I've developed techniques that actually solve problems I encounter in my work, check them out!
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Tips for Painterly Style Acrylic Still Life with Flowers
Finished art is a trap. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to paint loose, expressive acrylic flowers without chasing perfection — just discoveries, bold strokes, and garage-approved fun.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Step-by-Step Mixed Media Floral Painting Tutorial
Create a beautiful mixed media floral still life using collage and acrylics. Follow this easy, step-by-step process to bring your design to life.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
How to Paint Expressive Horses Using Layered Mixed Media
This horse painting process begins with pure color exploration and builds toward recognizable forms through layered responses - exactly the kind of authentic development that creates powerful expressive work.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Mixed Media Collage Border Floral Painting Tutorial
Transform an old watercolor into a fresh floral painting with collage borders, bold red blooms, and loose mixed media techniques.
Drawing Tutorials
Try This EASY Exercise to Loosen Up Your Drawings (Game Changer!)
I'll never forget the day I threw artistic 'rules' out the window and just scribbled like a mad man. That moment of pure frustration became my greatest breakthrough - and this ridiculously simple exercise can do the same for your drawings.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Experimenting with Patterns and Collage in Landscape Painting
Transform a cityscape with collage borders, bold acrylic patterns, and fresh design elements. Learn why experimentation leads to breakthroughs in art.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Explore Collage and Mixed Media Landscape Techniques
Transform a landscape with handmade collage, layered acrylics, and expressive mark-making. Learn how to give ordinary scenes fresh energy and texture.
Landscape Painting Tutorials
Discover How to Turn Bad Art into Expressive Landscape Artwork
That painting sitting in the corner that's been annoying you for weeks? The one you started as watercolor, added acrylics to, then shoved aside in frustration? Don't throw it away, here's why...