by lbaur | Dec 12, 2020 | Studio
I threw together a quick little video of a few of the sights from my travels up and down the west coast painting Tiny Escapes in the (what else) Tiny Escape, my 19.5-foot camper van for a recent artist talk. I know some of you have been curious about it, so I thought...
by lbaur | Dec 7, 2020 | How-to, Studio, The Other How-to
We’re only a couple of weeks away from the winter solstice now. It’s dark when I start work in the morning. It’s dark before I end work in the afternoon. On rainy days, I need a light on in my studio just to read a book. It feels like there’s...
by lbaur | Dec 6, 2020 | Studio, The Other How-to
We have lots of different reasons for painting. Some of them apply most of the time, some are “just today” or “this particular painting”. Sometimes there are several reasons; sometimes we have a single driving purpose. Considering why you are...
by lbaur | Aug 7, 2015 | How-to, Studio, The Other How-to
That pesky inner critic! I don’t know about you, but simply telling her to sit down and shut up doesn’t work for me. Oh, I can get her to leave me alone. It just doesn’t lead to paintings I’m happy with. I need my inner critic. We all need time...
by lbaur | Feb 13, 2015 | Creative Energy Journaling, How-to, Studio, The Other How-to
Do you ever make mistakes when you’re working in your journal? Or doodling? Ever put down a wobbly line? Smear some ink? Drip watercolor where you didn’t mean to? How does it make you feel? Perhaps a bit aggravated or disappointed? Do you ever want to tear...
by lbaur | Jan 14, 2015 | Studio
Did you enjoy following along on the “giant” painting? I’m in the planning stages of another large multi-panel piece like that. We’re still working out the details, but I’m very excited to have been asked to do another one! I’ll...
by lbaur | Jan 9, 2015 | Creative Energy Journaling, How-to, Studio
I want to talk to you for a minute about mindfulness. Wait! Before you hit “delete”, please hang in with me for just a little bit. I promise I will get back to art and creativity in a minute. Mindfulness is trendy. Everywhere you look there are articles...
by lbaur | Jan 5, 2015 | New Artwork, Studio
I may not post my painting for the 30-paintings-in-30-days challenge until this evening, or maybe tomorrow. While the first few days of the challenge have been going on, I’ve also been completing this second large triptych for Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater,...
by lbaur | Dec 23, 2014 | How-to, New Artwork, Studio
Ulp! It’s a scary moment when I finally make the decision where to divide one of these “starts” into the individual panels. No going back! But, I’m happy with where things stand. Even though the paper edges weren’t square, so I’m...
by lbaur | Dec 16, 2014 | New Artwork, Studio
Here’s where things stood last time: And now: Doesn’t look much different yet, does it? At this stage, I tread softly, slowly “carving” into the whites and lights so I don’t lose the...
by lbaur | Dec 10, 2014 | How-to, New Artwork, Studio
I’m working on an exciting commission for Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, MN. When completed, this piece will be on three large panels, and will be the largest piece in this series to date. This large sheet of paper (about 32×55″) is from a roll—no...
