Yearly Archives: 2018

“Simple Joys”, 14×11, Oil on Canvas was the winner of ‘Best Still Life” at the 2018 1st Spring Best of America SMALL PAINTING Exhibition held at the Richland Gallery, Nashville, TN. “Simple Joys” by Diane Reeves is anything but simple.  … Continue reading →

“Yi Nationality Old Woman”, 18×24, by Kun Wang, winner of the Best of Show in the NOAPS 2018 Spring Online International Exhibit. The energetic brushwork and inquisitive expression are just two of the factors that may have propelled this painting … Continue reading →

“Forgotten”, 12×16, Oil on Wood Panel, Winner of Best Use of Light and Color at the NOAPS 1st Spring Best of America SMALL PAINTING National Juried Exhibition at the Richland Gallery of Fine Art, Nashville, TN. Artists are constantly looking … Continue reading →

“Beyond The Sandbar”, 11×14, Acrylic, by Joseph Orr.  This painting has been juried into the 1st Spring Best of America SMALL PAINTING Exhibit, Richland Fine Art Gallery, Nashville, TN. At some point in an artist’s career he/she looks forward to … Continue reading →

  “The Yellow Farmhouse”, 10×8, Tony D’Amico.  This painting has bee juried into the 1st Spring Best of America SMALL PAINTING Exhibition in Nashville, TN When faced with the blank canvas, perhaps edges are not foremost in the artist’s mind.  … Continue reading →

“White on White”, 20×24, Oil, Private Collection The quiet calm and muted colors of paintings by Ann Kraft Walker emanate a sense of peace and well-being.  These carefully painted scenes of everyday objects are soothing to the eye, with just … Continue reading →

“Acorns and Green Glass” 14×18, Oil on Linen.  This painting has bee juried into the 1st Spring Best of America SMALL PAINTING Exhibition in Nashville, TN. The exquisite detail in paintings by Loren DiBenedetto are a hallmark of her work.  … Continue reading →

“Decommissioned”, 12×16, Oil on Linen by Crystal Brown The 1st Spring SMALL PAINTING National Juried Exhibition promises to be one of the best presented by the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society.  With 893 entries for the jury of selection … Continue reading →

  “More Whipped Cream”, 24×14, Oil on Linen, Private Collection One of the most valuable lessons I learned at art school was the 4 Actions for Accurate Proportions.  With just 4 actions, you can draw absolutely anything under the sun…with … Continue reading →

“Uprising”, 18×24, Acrylic, Collection of the Artist, San Clemente, CA “As a man thinks, so is he.” -Proverbs 23:7 After having been painting professionally now for over thirty years, it appears to me that there are two major facets to … Continue reading →