Texture and color
I've been working with texture and color today, using a combination of paint, charcoal, and pastel. Love working loose & free like this!
Working with charcoal
What a lovely Sunday! I've been playing with mixed media, paint and charcoal all afternoon and part of the evening. It's been a while since I've painted, but had a lot of fun with it. Working with texture, values, and…
Yes! My work is selected for the Rembrandt exhibition in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam!
YES!!! I GOT THROUGH THE FINAL SELECTION! I can hardly believe it, but today I received an email confirming that my charcoal drawing is selected for the summer exhibition "Long Live Rembrandt" (Lang Leve Rembrandt) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam!…
I made it to the finals! Rembrandt exhibition Rijksmuseum
I'm super excited and honored to be in the second & final selection round for the exhibition Long Live Rembrandt in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam! Over 8,390 artworks inspired by Rembrandt were sent in, and 600 of them are now…
Do you know the differences? An introduction to acrylic gels and mediums
‘Gloss gel medium’, ‘matte medium’, ‘heavy gel’, ‘pouring medium’… If you’ve worked with acrylic paint for some time you’ve probably heard these terms before, but it can be quite confusing. What are gels and mediums exactly? And what can they be used for?
21 SECRETS is going on sale one last time!
21 SECRETS is retiring & we're going out with a bang!
Drawing in the Soul: sneak peek
Just 10 days before registration for my in-depth portrait course Drawing in the Soul opens! I’m so excited to be hosting a new round of this live class this summer. 12 weeks of in-depth learning, exploring, painting, drawing, and having fun with a group of fellow students! Want to know more? Here's a little video sneak peek of one of the lessons.
Want to give your art more depth & interest?
You may have heard about tonal values, and that it’s one of the most fundamental art concepts to know when you want to paint and draw faces. And not only for faces, but in visual arts in general. But why is that, and what are tonal values actually? Watch my 10 minutes introduction video to find out more.
Filming my lesson for Let’s Face It 2019
I've been filming my lesson for Let's Face It 2019 today!
3 reasons why you should work on an easel
For centuries artists have been working on an easel. But why is that? And should you be working on an easel too? The short answer is: yes, you should! 🙂 It really is important to work on an easel. Let me give you three reasons why.
