Author: Donald & Karen Towns

Donald & Karen Towns

How I Start My Plein Air Paintings

July 10, 2018July 31, 2018 Blog, Donald's Art Tips

Learn how professional artists start plein air paintings, and gain a few tips along the way! We’ll review the importance of a quick lay-in when doing plein air paintings. Hello ... Read more

Depicting The Moment, Plein Air Show

June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 Blog, News & Events

Hi all you art lovers out there. I’ve been so busy the last few weeks. I have an art show coming up, therefore my focus has been on getting ... Read more

Painting With Photoshop on Computer.

June 5, 2018July 31, 2018 Blog

Learn how to use Photoshop to paint your art digitally rather than with physical paints and canvas. Many artists are learning digital painting for a variety of reasons, knowing how ... Read more

Artist Technique Depicting Tree Bark

May 15, 2018May 14, 2018 Blog

In my last videos and blog I discussed how to paint a tree, so today I want to show you how to approach the tree bark and give more detail ... Read more

Artist Technique for Painting a Tree

May 1, 2018 Blog

Hello all you art lovers out there! Today we’re going to discover how I would paint a simple tree. I’m painting the way background illustrators in the motion picture industry ... Read more

Artist Technique Depicting Grass in a Painting

April 17, 2018April 16, 2018 Blog

Hello art lovers out there! Today we are going to show you a technique on how to depict grass in a painting. There are two methods that I ... Read more

Artist Technique to Depict Ground Texture

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 Blog

Hello Everyone, Remember the last time we used acetate to make wall texture? This time we are going to use it to create ground texture. Please come along with me ... Read more

Technique for Wall Texture Tutorial

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Blog

In this tutorial I am going to utilize acetate to create wall texture for a sample painting. I hope you’ll find it an interesting technique to add to your painting ... Read more

Taking Flight Art Series

March 13, 2018August 12, 2018 Blog, News & Events

See the art process behind my new series of paintings Taking Flight; from inspiration, to concept, to reality! Check out our newest art series just released into the shop titled Taking Flight. The ... Read more

Creating Dimensions with Core Shadow

March 6, 2018March 5, 2018 Blog, Donald's Art Tips

Hi Fellow Artist! Every so often while I’m painting, I look at it and I say to myself, “Wow, this feels very flat. What can I do to help ... Read more