When do we use Drama or Atmosphere? These are just more tools to put in your toolbox to use whenever you want.

8 tips about painting on large canvases. There are a few things that you need to think about that change from painting small.

I just revisited Austin Kleon’s wonderful book Steal Like An Artist. At about the same time I received an email asking questions that I...

Critiquing your own work can be hard. Understanding how to critique yourself can make things easier and end in a better result.

Here are 10 new years resolutions to think about or accomplish if you're an artist. Keep the motivation alive!

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.

Well, there really no end to the types of folds fabric can knurl itself into but here I will distill it down to 7 that are the most...

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...

It's usually is a better idea to start from scratch. But if you are to rework a painting after a while, read this guide first.

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!

Bad reference = bad painting. With some timing and luck, here is another way to get some great shots for your next painting.

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.