Matt smith artist paintings

Blog post with Matt Smith on how to stop overlooking the natural form of outdoor painting and how to focus on the subtleness of a landscape.

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Blog Post with Matt Smith! Every large factor of a painting can be tucked away into one of the four foundational principles. Click to read and get a free downloadable.

-advertisement- – Bob Bahr reporting, Editor PleinAir Today – Two Arizona painters — Matt Smith and Barbara Mulleneaux — discuss the challenges and joys of painting cactus, just in time for the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE). Lead Image: “Dream Big,” by Barbara Mulleneaux The Sonoran desert. People picture it as a flat, dusty […]

Evening Glow by Richard Prather Oil ~ 16 x 22

AM: When you begin a landscape painting, what is going through your mind? What are you asking yourself—what is your aim and purpose? CA: My first concern when beginning a landscape outside is capturing the overall feeling of light as it affects the forms. I use broad brushstrokes to block in the overall color and values of the masses while simultaneously trying to create movement. As I progress, my intuition drives me to concentrate on the idea or purpose behind what I’m painting. The…

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Matt Smith ~ "Evening at Little Harbor" (oil, 12x10)