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How to Make a Brushstroke

February 11, 2020 | Bright Light Fine Art | Painting Techniques | painting Brushes, painting classes | 0 Comments

Learning how to make a brushstroke doesn't have to be difficult and you can easily adapt to my learning techniques! Good morning and welcome to my studio. Today I am going to talk to you about the importance of brushstrokes. They are really the lifeblood of your painting. It's important to know... Read More

Art Studio Tips by Sherrie McGraw

February 4, 2020 | Bright Light Fine Art | Bright Light Fine Art, Drawing Techniques, Painting Techniques | art advice, art studio tips | 0 Comments

Jackie and Sherrie discuss how Sherrie Built Her Art Studio. Read about Sherrie McGraw's Art Studio Tips below and their conversation. Jackie: Hi Sherrie. Sherrie: Hi Jackie, I love these conversations we have for the blogs. Jackie: Well today is very special for I think all of our students because it's questions that... Read More

Landscape Painter J.M.W. Turner

January 7, 2020 | Bright Light Fine Art | Bright Light Fine Art, Painting Techniques | art history, Oil painting, Painting, watercolors | 0 Comments

Jackie and Sherrie discuss landscape painter J.M.W. Turner

Join The Artists Guild for Free to Watch the Video. Jackie: Hi Sherrie.Sherrie: Hi Jackie.Jackie: How are you?Sherrie: I am excited today to talk about Turner!Jackie: I am too! He is definitely a favorite landscape painter... Read More

From Drawing to Portrait Painting

December 10, 2019 | Bright Light Fine Art | Bright Light Fine Art, Drawing Ideas, Painting Techniques | art classes, Art Studio, drawing, drawing classes, painting classes, portraits | 0 Comments

How important is drawing to portrait painting

I believe that drawing is so important to portrait painting. From my own experience, drawing has improved my portrait painting. The more I draw the better my hand and eye coordination gets. This allows me to become more accurate and direct with my drawing.... Read More

Painting Surfaces, Canvas, Boards

November 25, 2019 | Bright Light Fine Art | Painting Ideas, Painting Techniques | art classes, Canvas, painting classes, Painting Techniques | 0 Comments

Painting Surfaces, Canvas, Boards

In a conversation between Jackie Kamin and Sherrie McGraw, we find out the different painting surfaces that they prefer. Jackie: Hi Sherrie! Could you tell us what is the best painting surface to work on? Sherrie: Hi Jackie! For smaller sizes, I prefer smooth boards to paint on. My... Read More

Shadow Shapes and Light

November 11, 2019 | Bright Light Fine Art | Painting Ideas, Painting Techniques | art classes, painting classes | 0 Comments

Shadow shapes and light is an important part of creating the illusion of three dimension on a flat surface. The problem of creating form from flat shapes is at the heart of the history of realism in art. A shadow needs to follow the shape of an object by... Read More

Muddy and Chalky Color

October 10, 2019 | Bright Light Fine Art | Painting Ideas, Painting Techniques | art classes, Art instruction, brush control, color, paint, Painting, painting classes | 0 Comments

How can I make corrections on my painting without causing muddy or chalky color?

Muddy and chalky color problem: “Where I run into trouble …. a painting is a series of corrections…..when I correct, the paint gets contaminated. It begins to look over-worked or milky. And if I work on... Read More

Angles in a Landscape

October 3, 2019 | Bright Light Fine Art | Painting Techniques | art classes, Art instruction, painting classes | 0 Comments

Learning the concepts

An important concept in painting landscapes is good design. According to John F. Carlson, in order to achieve this, there should be four values in the painting. These values, in turn, influence three planes: the horizontal, the angles, and the vertical. In each plane there... Read More

Making a Brushstroke

August 14, 2017 | Bright Light Fine Art | Painting Techniques | 0 Comments

What is the importance of making beautiful brushstrokes when painting in oils? Can I master techniques of brushstrokes? What effects can I achieve with brush control? How do I hold the paint brush and what muscles do I use?

These and many more questions will be addressed in this blog. Learn...

Edges in Painting

August 13, 2017 | Bright Light Fine Art | Painting Techniques | David Leffel, edges in painting, Jacqueiline Kamin, Sherrie McGraw, Soft hard edges in painting | 0 Comments

How do I guide the viewer's eye through a painting? How do I control soft and hard edges? When does the brain rest on a hard edge and travel over the soft edges in a painting? The use of edges in painting is the subject of this blog. How do...