Howard Lyon

Sometimes we all need some art therapy

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, January 15th, 2021

I don’t know about you, but sometimes you just have one of those days weeks months years...

Circe let me look into the future

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, January 1st, 2021

Here we are at the start of a new year! 2020 was… interesting. I won’t try to capture...

My favorite books and tools in 2020

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, December 18th, 2020

I wanted to make a post here at the end of this interesting year with some of the favorite gear I...

The Clark Museum continued

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, December 4th, 2020

Who misses traveling? I know I do. I really miss getting the chance to go to museums. I took it...

The Art of Rhythm of War

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, November 20th, 2020

You hope in your career that you get the chance to be part of something special every now and...

How to Paint Skin – 10th Anniversary Video Giveaway!

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, October 23rd, 2020

As we continue to celebrate an amazing 10 years of Muddy Colors, they have given me the green...

Monsters, Underpants, and Wallets… Oh my!

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, October 9th, 2020

There are a couple of projects that I want to share with you because I think they are both worth...

Studio tip – keeping your paint tubes clean

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, September 25th, 2020

I have a quick studio tip to share with you today. I am a really clean painter. Getting paint...

Gustav Klimt: Complete Paintings – Book Review

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, September 11th, 2020

Taschen has released an absolutely epic book on one of my favorite artists. Gustav Klimt: Complete...

Finding your Happy Place and Branching Out

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, August 28th, 2020

Getting to work as an artist, either part-time or full-time has been one of the great joys of my...

Underpaintings Magazine – A site worthy of your support

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, August 14th, 2020

I don’t know how many of you know of the website Underpaintings.com but I wanted to give it...

Desidero

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, July 31st, 2020

I had the chance to do a little painting this last week for myself. I had recently done a shoot...

Deciphering Bouguereau’s Flesh Tones

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, July 17th, 2020

Color is a fascinating and challenging part of painting. It can be defined as hue, saturation and...

Miscellaneous Studio Tools and Tips

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, July 3rd, 2020

I thought I’d share some tools and tips from around the studio for my post today!...

Auction Diving!

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, June 19th, 2020

I love browsing through the auction sites to see what is out there and get a feel for the prices....

Unique Definition on You Don’t Suck At ColorI am hoping for the same best effort from you in the future as well. In fact, your creative writing skills have inspired me.
Orhde Dekor on Painting process: CarrierPerfect website thank you very much, good publishing dear editor see you
Lisa L. Cyr on Just Imagine: Exploring Graphic Markmaking in SketchbooksI hear you! Sketchbooks are my sanctuary of exploration and play!
Lisa L. Cyr on Just Imagine: Exploring Graphic Markmaking in SketchbooksWorking in my sketchbooks are a way to cut loose and just play!
Lisa L. Cyr on Just Imagine: Exploring Graphic Markmaking in SketchbooksIt is such a fun process and when you find something that makes magic...it just lights up the world in that moment!

Author: Howard Lyon

Sometimes we all need some art therapy

Circe let me look into the future

My favorite books and tools in 2020

The Clark Museum continued

The Art of Rhythm of War

How to Paint Skin – 10th Anniversary Video Giveaway!

Monsters, Underpants, and Wallets… Oh my!

Studio tip – keeping your paint tubes clean

Gustav Klimt: Complete Paintings – Book Review

Finding your Happy Place and Branching Out

Underpaintings Magazine – A site worthy of your support

Desidero

Deciphering Bouguereau’s Flesh Tones

Miscellaneous Studio Tools and Tips

Auction Diving!

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Painting Natural Textures

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