

Ornamental Corn
At first glance, this looks incredibly complicated to paint. I will walk you through the steps I took to do it. It is possible and FUN!...


Backlit Aspen
This week, we take a scene similar to last week - beautiful fall aspens - and change up the values. By putting the light source, the...


Yellow Aspen
The Aspen trees are aflame with color now in Colorado. Let's celebrate the season by painting a scene featuring the warm colors of the...


Orange in October
Watch this week's video on www.Showcdaseartcenter.com (subscription $10/month for unlimited views of 238 choices) to learn how to make a...


Thank You Ma'am for Everything
This week we pay tribute to a great lady of our time, Queen Elizabeth. Art is a great way to memorialize. This week, your assignment,...


Burrowing Owl
Look whooooo I met last week. This Burrowing Owl and 4 of her buddies flew over to our car just before sunset. We were in the short...


Landscape Layers
Happy Labor Day Weekend! It is still feeling like hot summer, but we know fall is coming with its gentler temperatures and warm colors. ...


Bad Hair Day
Not the hair on your head, this is for the hair in your paint brush. Do you have a brush that got rode hard and put away wet? Maybe it...


Wagon Wheel
Our last rust project for August, the wagon wheel is a stunner! Photographer Pace Clynke took our inspiration photo of an old wagon. He...


Rust at Rocky Point
Fishing boats are wonderful painting subjects. The shapes, reflections, and masts can be combined endlessly to make dynamic compositions....






















