I took a weekend trip to Southeast Oklahoma to Broken Bow Lake and Beaver Bend State Park to recharge my batteries a bit and change my surroundings just a bit. I am a city boy and didn't grow up … [Read more...]
Painted white wood ceilings
Wood ceilings and heavy timber beams painted white ... sounds pretty nice doesn't it? It brings to mind bucolic summer vacations and Vera Bradley catalogs. I am sitting here on my couch ... and I … [Read more...]
‘Saving Cherries’ – alla prima
Alla prima is a painting technique in which the work is completed in one session without time for the paint to dry. The term comes from the Italian "at once", and may also be referred to as premier … [Read more...]
My Favorite Color
When the question was posed - "What is your favorite color?" I instantly thought that many people have a favorite color - but I don't think I do. 'Why is that' you ask? It's … [Read more...]
How to Pick the Right Paint Finish
This is the (cough cough) long awaited follow up to the Introduction to the Color Wheel post I wrote a little while ago. If you wondered what the difference was between eggshell and semi-gloss - then … [Read more...]
Introduction to the Color Wheel
One item that I can almost always guarantee that will be brought up in design meetings is paint and material color. For some reason, choosing a color scheme for a project cripples even the most vocal … [Read more...]