It happens all the time. Someone catches one of my live painting demonstrations at Bealls, comes across me painting on location like they did during the solar eclipse, or watches a video like the one I did from Kentucky. And they can’t believe their eyes. That’s because most people have come to equate painting in oils [...]
Mike, his mother, Margaret (she’s 91 years young) and I are in Kentucky to see the eclipse in its totality. I love to paint the sun, but have never painted the moon in front of it until now. Now all we have to do is find a place to park and wait for the big event. [...]
Mike and I are on the way to Kentucky, where we’ll be observing Monday’s total eclipse. As an artist, that got me thinking about how other artists have depicted eclipses throughout the course of history. Are you a fan of Mark Twain? If so, perhaps you’ve read his novel A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court. [...]
