By Bryan Fowler on September 16th, 2009
“Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven`t been around that long. Not quite.” – Norman Rockwell
I found this page from a book on Norman Rockwell. I thought it to be a wonderful example of how to use reference and not be a slave to it. Rockwell used reference like nobodies business. [...]
By Bryan Fowler on June 6th, 2009
Yes, throughout my years as an artist I’ve found a valuable secret that is 85% of being a successful artist or as part of your quest to becoming an artist, period. It’s not hard. In fact, it’s one of the easiest and most simple things you can do but I find that many professional artist [...]
By Bryan Fowler on January 27th, 2009
2009 is going to be a great year. I don’t care what all the talking heads on CNN and Fox News are saying, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Despite the economy, which does suck, and is having an effect on just about everyone, myself included, my ambition and attitude about [...]