Studio Blog

A Small but Mighty Oil Painting Kit.

UncategorizedannmcmillanApril 13, 2017

Pastel Materials and Methods

Artwork, book review, Materials, Meet the MediaannmcmillanDecember 22, 2016art workshop, color, soft pastels

Beginning with Encaustics

Artwork, class coursework, Course Announcement, MaterialsannmcmillanAugust 17, 2016beeswax, collage, encaustics, mixed media, wax painting

The Value of Color, the Color of Value

Explore how color and value are related.

Artwork, class coursework, Drawing/Painting Prompt, Lessons, TutorialannmcmillanJune 13, 2016acrylic painting, color, Color Mixing, color theory, notan sketches, oil painting, still life painting, value

Open Studio this Weekend, 11-5 pm.

May 14 and 15, 11-5 pmStudio U5, Cubberley Artists Studio Program 4000 Middlefield Drive, Palo Alto, Ca. More information.

Artwork, Event, Family activityannmcmillanMay 10, 2016

Painting from Photographs

Artwork, class coursework, Drawing/Painting Prompt, Lessons, TutorialannmcmillanMay 4, 2016atmospheric perspective, notan sketches, oil, oil painting, Painting, Pastel, photograph, references

Discovering Abstraction

Artwork, Backstory, Drawing/Painting Prompt, LessonsannmcmillanApril 13, 2016abstract landscape, Abstraction, color, gees bend, Landscape, oil painting, quilt

Five Art Books

Dear Reader, Here are five books I recommend to everyone who asks me how to paint, or to be an artist:

Backstory, book review, LessonsannmcmillanMarch 28, 2016artist, business of art, composition, creativity, czikzentmihalyi, daily painting, design, drawing, Flow, marine, mccaw, oil painting, Payne, self-employed

Schematic for building a drawing...

Backstory, class coursework, LessonsannmcmillanMarch 28, 2016color, creativity, design, drawing, Flow, how to draw, meta-drawing, Negative Space, process, schema, sketch

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

Course Announcement, UncategorizedannmcmillanMarch 18, 2016acrylic painting, ann mcmillan, class, instruction, mendocino art center, oil painting, palo alto art center, pastel painting, Plein air, workshop

Plein Air in a new direction

Artwork, Backstory, Drawing/Painting Prompt, Materials, UncategorizedannmcmillanFebruary 2, 20163doodler, David Brower Foundation, Hetch Hetchy, Imaginary, Pastel, Plein air, Terry Ludwig Pastels

The Story of a Painting

Artwork, Backstory, Drawing/Painting Prompt, EventannmcmillanJanuary 29, 2016Color Mixing, drawing, notan sketches, oil painting, outdoor painting, Plein air