Margaret Zox Brown Art Video Tutorial #11, STRETCHING YOUR CANVAS OF YOUR COMPLETED PAINTING.

In this video I finally stretch the canvas of my completed painting onto stretcher bars. It ends the progression from drawing to completed painting that is what these videos are about. And, appropriately, I thank all my viewers for coming along for this ride. Thank you! I hope you have enjoyed my videos!

These videos are the difference between merely learning basic skills and cultivating a talent.

Margaret Zox Brown Art Video Tutorial #10, PAINTING ON YOUR ALREADY PREPARED CANVAS

In this video, I introduce just how I approach a canvas that already has been prepared with gesso, then an under painting and finally a template drawing.  I talk extemporaneously as I put on paint just as I do giving you a little taste of how I go about painting. Then I reveal the finished painting and I explain how and why I arrived at the all the moments in the painting that are there and that result in it being considered complete, for me. Enjoy!

These videos are the difference between merely learning basic skills and cultivating a talent.

Margaret Zox Brown Art Video Tutorial #9, ASPECTS OF DESIGN

This video reveals several aspects of design that I certainly use in my own artwork and that exist and have existed throughout art history. They are used by the artist to lead the viewer through the painting  and so the relationship that exists between the viewer and the artist is created and emphasized. And, you get to see me in my studio with many of my own paintings! Enjoy!

"These videos are the difference between merely learning basic skills and cultivating a talent."

Margaret Zox Brown Art Video Tutorial #8, PROCESSES TO CONSIDER WHEN PAINTING

In this video, I introduce various process that are good to consider as you approach and work through your painting. They assist you in creating the journey your viewer will take through your painting. I also show and explain various mediums that can be used to create varying effects while painting. And, I also explain interesting ideas such as warm colors versus cool colors or fast lines versus slow lines. All the concepts brought up here really make what you learn from these videos "the difference between just learning basic skills and cultivating a talent."
Enjoy!

Margaret Zox Brown Art Video Tutorial #7, DRAWING YOUR IMAGE W/PAINT ONTO YOUR UNDERPAINTING

In this video I literally draw the image that I will use as my skeleton or template. I draw using paint right onto my underpainting. I show technique of how to draw and with what tool I suggest. And, I am talking extemporaneously while I am drawing about just what I think about as I decide what and how to put down what I want. This is a very cool video!

These videos are the difference between learning basic skills and cultivating a talent.

Margaret Zox Brown Art Video Tutorial #6 INTRODUCING THE PALETTE & COLOR

In this video, I introduce the palette. I show how to lay out colors on it and also how to mix colors using it. Also, we discuss the different properties that different colors have and how that affects how and what you paint. There is enough specific, technical material here to instruct you on just how to start painting using a palette. Enjoy!
"These videos are the difference between learning basic skills and cultivating a talent" 

Margaret Zox Brown Art Video Tutorial #5 PREPARING THE CANVAS, PART 2 - the UNDER PAINTING!

In this video, you get to see me paint! And, it all about COLOR, MY COLOR! I randomly and spontaneously put down colors, creating my under painting. It is the very first step for me in my attachment to what will be my painting. Enjoy!!
"These videos are the difference between learning basic skills and cultivating a talent"