Lessons Archive

Follow along with Jeff, as he teaches you how to handle reflective surfaces in this simple yet deceptively challenging still life setup.

With the shapes of the painting established, watch as Jeff strives to add finishing brushstrokes as he completes this piece.

Learn the importance of proper mixing, value control, and edge manipulation with this challenging, multi-item still life setup.

Follow along as Jeff shows you how to carve shapes back into the form, and learn the importance of slowing down as you tighten up the focal point and finesse your final strokes.

Learn the importance of preserving the integrity of your yellows, as Jeff lays in his stains with this difficult-to-work-with color.

Watch as Jeff continues to build thicker, opaque paint on top of his stains as he brings this gestural painting to a finish.

In this lesson, you will learn the importance of selectively editing your reference and composition, and how leaving an item out out a still life painting can actually add to the overall piece.

Watch as Jeff puts the finishing touches on this piece, and emphasizes the importance of "mood" over "rendering" in this approach.

In this lesson, you will learn how to approach patinas, such as hammered copper, while maintaining the gestural feel of your piece.

Follow along as Jeff finishes this piece, and learn the importance of working up slowly to your finishing touches, even when painting a quick, gestural piece.

In this lesson, Jeff delves into a full palette, exploring warm and cool color harmonies while maintaining integrity in brushwork.

Join Jeff as he finishes his complimentary color scheme piece, and learn how to handle the challenges of applying upper layers over wet base layers.

In this lesson, you will learn how to approach a complimentary color scheme while working wet into wet in order to maintain a "freshness" and "liveliness" in your piece.

Watch as Jeff finishes his piece from part 1, and learn how to control your edge work when working loosely.

Paint along with Jeff as he approaches a still life in the high key range, on oil primed linen.

Join Jeff as he completes a quick gesture still life, utilizing a true alla prima technique.

Watch as Jeff finishes his fall-themed still life gesture, and learn the importance of unblended brushwork.

In this lesson, Jeff will show you how to maintain the "fresh" alla prima gesture look in a still life painting, while working on a pre-stained surface.

See Robert put the finishing touches and final details on his piece, as he completes his studio landscape painting.

Follow along as Robert begins to close in on the finish on his studio landscape piece.

Watch as Robert continues his progress on his studio landscape piece, and begins to work in finer details to the structure.

Follow along as Robert continues his studio landscape piece.