It’s Never Too Late to Pursue Your Creative Dreams For many people, the discomfort doesn’t come from failure. It comes from success that doesn’t feel like enough. You did what you were supposed to do. You worked. You built a career. You were responsible. ... See more
What Are You Tuned Into? Think about your life like a radio. At any given moment, you’re tuned into a station. You may not be consciously choosing it, but it’s playing all the time. Thoughts. Beliefs. Narratives. Worries. Hope. Fear. Possibility. Scarcity... See more
Here’s one fresh off the easel: New Zealand, Autumn Colors. New Zealand really is a landscape painter’s dream. I do a trip every few years there to stock up on reference photos and inspiration. If you live there, make sure to take advantage of it! This wa... See more
For the founding members of the Sunrise and Sunset Workshop , I provided a brief critique of each student’s work. Many students were a little bit rigid and tight with their approach. They focused too much on the shapes and details at the expense of the su... See more
Someone commented on my Horace Vernet post: “Hello Dan. Thank you so much for this great analysis of Vernet’s painting! Although this is an amazing work with fine detailed technique way above my skill, it is not a style that I can connect with. I’m not su... See more
