Next week we are continuing to paint the beautiful hollyhocks in class. There is a quick firework video you might enjoy on the video class page of www.showcaseartcenter.com. And we are going to party Tuesday as it is my birthday. Expect cake in class. Maybe ice cream. Definitely controlled chaos as we celebrate, bask in glow of the current art show at the Stampede, and maybe paint. See you online or in class at Showcase. Class schedule: 10:00 to noon Tuesday and Wednes

This is one tenacious plant! A hollyhock is blooming from a crack in the parking lot asphalt. There are about a million compositions within this photograph of the plant if the artist crops into the scene to find something to paint. You could paint the whole flower as shown in the photo, or you could crop into the detail and limit the view to a single blossom. I challenge you to find a painting within this photograph. Crop, rearrange, edit, invent. It is up to you to sur

I have noticed everything on television is something I have seen before. It must be rerun season. I am adopting the practice this month for videos. Let's revisit some of the 400+ choices posted. Next week we will paint poppies. There is a video in acrylic and one in watercolor painting poppies on the video class page of www.showcaseartcenter.com. Just put poppies in the title box under the video player and hopefully it will pop up. The index has decided to omit all the

KISS! Keep it simple. Great advice. This simple lighthouse can be made in a variety of shapes, colors and moods. This video is up now at www.showcaseartcenter.com. It is a sample of a way to combine background skies with "L-shaped" compositions. Next week in live class we will do 3-4 similar but different combination paintings. Classes at Showcase next week: Tuesday and Wednesday morning 10:00 AM to noon for independent painting Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon 1:30-3:3