Painting Sleepy Hollow
Of all the books and stories I’ve loved, one stands out as a near perfect Halloween tale for me....
Inspiration
Inspiration from Times Past
Colin and I work most days of the week, most weeks of the year. Neither of us have ever been...
Wax Pastel and Watercolor
I’ve been doing a lot of experimentation with watercolor and combining it with other...
Photographing Artwork in Museums
by Howard Lyon detail from The Oreads by William Bouguereau I just returned from France....
Hilma af Klint at MOMA
I know we tend to be realists here (at least visually) and we don’t talk about lot about...
Short Take: The Picture In Your Head
It was a long time before I got comfortable with a painting not living up to the idea or picture...
Composition Junction, What’s your Function?
Composition is the quiet workhorse of any piece of work, fine art, cover illustration, key...
Flaming June and Lachrymae
Okay, I have to make a statement before I go further in this post. I am going to be...
Tips and Tricks for Making Backgrounds In Your Art – My Comicon 2025 Lecture
I’ve re-recorded my 2025 Comicon Lecture. For those who attended, this is your chance to revisit...
Sargent at the Met
If we were to make up a list of “Muddy Colors’s Favorite Artists” I think it...
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