by Stefan Baumann | Feb 19, 2017 | All Posts, Art of Painting Posts, Available Paintings
Artists create! We create music, we write, we dance, and we create art for the purpose of self-discovery and self-expression. Our need to express is an inherit part of our being and is truly the essence of being human. Our need to communicate with others is the...
by Stefan Baumann | Jan 8, 2017 | All Posts, Art of Painting Posts, Instruction
The Secret of Painting from Life If you want to see the world as spectacular as it is, walk in the forest with an artist. The painter’s eye is more sensitive and receives a vast amount more information than a normal person who is seeing the same view. When students...
by Stefan Baumann | Sep 17, 2016 | All Posts, Art of Painting Posts, Landscapes, Mount Shasta, Plein Air, Workshops
I woke this morning with the feeling that something had changed. The air felt a little crisper, the sky looked a little darker and I could smell the earthy scent of leaves scattered on the ground in the woods. Yes, this is the feeling of fall, my favorite time...
by Stefan Baumann | Mar 15, 2016 | All Posts, Art of Painting Posts, Instruction
Honing Your Skills Before Painting Plein Air Unlike most artists, plein air painters abandon their studios, pack up their paints, brushes, canvas boards and easels to paint in the countryside where they capture their subjects and compositions direct from nature. This...
by Stefan Baumann | Jan 26, 2016 | All Posts, Art of Painting Posts, Western
People who know me know that I love painting Wildlife en Plein Air. Sketching animals and birds in their natural habitat is a favorite painting activity of mine and I always look forward to the challenge. I find that painting on location enhances my perspective and...
by Stefan Baumann | Jan 14, 2016 | All Posts, Art of Painting Posts
One of the differences between being an ordinary artist and an extraordinary one is that an extraordinary artist has the ability to stay motivated and passionate. In fact, the most important attribute that helps a person become a successful artist is not whether they...
