Category: Minilessons

None of us need to own art to survive. It’s not like food, or shelter or even insurance or a car, but even in a poor economy, there are people that want to buy art and continue to do so.

It’s always a difficult thing to put a price on your art. But if you want to sell it, you gotta put a price on it. So how do you go about getting “fair market value” for your work and

Great Teacher, Great Master I never met Andrew Loomis. Never talked to him either, but he was one of the most influential men in my life. He wrote the book Creative Illustration. His book was given to me by my

There are just some colors that just hit you, stay with you, that you fall for. Turquoise is that for me. It’s blue, it’s green. It’s sometimes the color of the sky, some places it’s the color of the sea,

Staying Close at Hand   One of my biggest challenges as an artist is choosing. Choosing what to paint. Choosing the media and the approach I’m going to use. Sometimes it can be quite overwhelming. I’m easily enchanted, or maybe

  Enjoy this landscape demo! https://youtu.be/30Rz-iOB-aM With Warmest Regards,Marla

  Hope you enjoy this one! I think it turned out pretty nice! https://youtu.be/blcnfaN7558 With Warmest Regards,Marla

In this Q&A session, I give a list of pastels I have which are vibrant and more chromatic in color. With Warmest Regards,Marla

Every now and again, something pops into my inbox that just sets me a-glow. The other day, I received this from a student and friend, Carol Hall: Hey Marla, I wanted to share my awesome news with you! I received

I have my friend and fellow artist Jeff white in the studio. We have a group show in Art Elements Gallery in Newburg coming up. The show runs from March 6th to April 14th. In this video, we talk about