This article is a guide on how to have a good painting trip if you're travelling. It goes through reminders, do's and don'ts, and mindset.

This article teaches you a few ways to re-energize your creativity by seeing someone else perform their talents.

Shhhhh……Don’t tell anyone. This is just between us. Here are 5 top secret colour mixes that you may not have tried, but if you do they...

7 Steps to creative flow. Follow these steps and be free from overthinking placing you dead center in the creative zone.

See the video about these techniques here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2HbNsqfUk8 Sometimes it is hard to get motivated after the...

See, the full meal deal is; You want to have a funky painting with lots of eye-popping creativity, and yet you want harmony in there too.

At great risk of sounding like the fan-boy I am, I would like to acknowledge a very special artist, whose name is Harley Brown.

Knowing when to quit a painting can be like diffusing a bomb. One wrong move and the whole thing blows up before your eyes!

If you want to take your art up a flight of stairs to the next level here are some ideas that will help get you there.

Swinton's Holiday Newsletter As most of you who follow this newsletter know I have a thing for Santa paintings. As a kid, the night would...

The start of a painting is sooooo important. It sets you up for success. If your start is good the chances are, you will have a good...

The sky is key to painting a believable landscape. It determines everything that is about to happen in your painting.

Red is the colour of love, warmth and even aggression. It’s passionate and demands attention.

Besides social distancing.

5 Steps to Get Into an Optimal Painting Flow

It's not all about education, but some knowledge can help.

by Doug Swinton The most common problem in landscape painting has to do with the sky. For example, when a painting seems dark, dreary or...

After a hearty laugh over how a book about golf could possibly pertain to art, I listened to his explanation. I was instantly convinced.

The devil is in the details.

Good questions are the key to solving painting problems.