Art Videos: 1962 Mercedes-Benz Time Lapse en Plein Air
Ah, a pristinely rebuilt, sea foam green 1962 Mercedes-Benz. What a sight! I kinda wish my dad had been into restoring classic cars. Kinda, but then again, kinda not. He was a handy guy generally speaking, but he also had a temper when things didn’t go smoothly! I thought about…
Artist Quotes: Maxfield Parrish, “Spellbound”
“There seem to be magic days once in a while, with some rare quality of light that hold a body spellbound…” —Maxfield Parrish Click to learn more about Maxfield Parrish, who lived from 1870 to 1966.This phenomenal American illustrator had an immediately recognizable, unique, gorgeous style!…
Art Videos: Ship It on the Frisco! Time Lapse
I paint full-time. It’s my career, my hobby, my enjoyment…my means of putting bread on the table. But despite this daily immersion in painting, I still find the art-creation process absolutely fascinating. I love seeing how other artists go about crafting their works—whether an oil painting, a…
The Source of Inspiration | Artist Quotes | N.C. Wyeth
“I find the earliest years of my life are the source of my best inspiration.” —N.C. Wyeth Wyeth painted this illustration to grace the end papers of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Treasure Island. The book remains one of my favorites to this very day, and Stevenson remains one of…
To Elevate the Little | Artist Quotes | N.C. Wyeth
“To elevate the little into the great is genius.” —N.C. Wyeth What a great quote! It can be used on so many levels in life. For me, it’s a reminder to invest in other people: to encourage, assist, and foster growth so that another person can…
The Goal of Ambitions | Artist Quotes | N.C. Wyeth
“To reach the goal of one’s ambitions must be tragic.” —N.C. Wyeth It doesn’t get much better than an N.C. Wyeth painting of a swaggering bunch of manly Englishmen standing about exuding bravado! 😀 Learn more about N.C. Wyeth.