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Every painting has a story that goes with it. Something catches my eye and it resides patiently in my brain until I finally get the time to sit down and paint it.

Since I don't always get a chance to start a painting right away, I make sure to have my camera with me to capture the moment so it is there when I'm ready.

This is "Peaceful Perch", a water-soluble oil painted on an 11x14 Ampersand textured board.

I have a lot of fun naming my paintings,  so I just couldn't resist naming the cardinal painting on the right
"Prickly Perch".  This is an 11x14 pastel.

I'll be going into more detail about

• pastel art,
• oil painting,
• acrylics,
• watercolors
• water-soluble oils, and
• digital art

Where do the  ideas for a painting come from? 

They just unexpectedly appear. You just have to keep your eyes open. Be receptive to what you see.

One summer afternoon I looked out my window into the woods, my backyard in Northern New York, and there was this mushroom just glowing in the late afternoon sun saying,

"Paint Me! Paint Me!

And so, out came my camera and this is the results.

My paintings vary from small one made specifically for cards

To much larger ones

like this sunrise over the Catalina Mountains .

It is an acrylic piece on a 24 x 48 inch canvas.

Mixing Colors Learn Color Mixing Techniques so that mixing colors becomes easy for you.

How to Oil Paint An introduction to oils, both traditional and water-soluble.

How to Paint with Acrylics An introduction to acrylics.

How to Paint with Watercolors An introduction to Watercolors.

Pastel Techniques Information and Tips on using Pastels.

Digital Paintings Experimenting with Corel Painter 11.

Painting Landscapes Converting phot landscapes into dynamic landscape painting.

How to Draw with a Grid How to Draw covers different drawing techniques to help you learn to draw.

Acrylic Transfers Complete demonstration of how to make perfect letters every time using acrylic gel for acrylic transfers.

Gesso A discussion of the characteristics and criteria for using different gesso applications including white gesso, black gesso, and clear gesso.

Identifying Paint Opacity A detailed explanation with visual examples to help you understand how to identify the opacity of your paints.

Oil Paint Drying Times A discussion and charting of different colors and how long they take to dry.

Gambel's Quail One part of the Southwest Birds Series; Gambel's Quail

About Me A brief description of where I came from and plans for the future

Note Cards Filarecki Note Cards available for sale.

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