Tracie Thompson, Artist

So, it's time once again for Saint Paul Art Crawl! As a participating artist, I talk to a ton of people during Crawl, and I notice that...

When I'm not painting in oil, I work in mixed media by default. This began in 2008 when I wanted to improve my painting, so I went ba...

After a bit of searching online, I found a good video on how to draw using a grid. This is a method I use a lot in order to enlarge photos o...

This is a really common thing in horse photos: the dreaded Lens Distortion. This is Honey, the Christmas Pony I'm working on today. I lo...

  This is one of my favorite books for beginners. I use it in my classes a lot.  Most of the exercises and principles are the same ones...

Common occurrence in the life of an animal portrait artist: Someone emails me a couple images of their beloved dog who has passed away,...

Little Phlox , 7 x 5" oil on panel This was today at Derek Davis' class. A little experiment in loosening up and in leaving som...

I do not, as a rule, paint portraits. All the same, when I had a chance to take a one-day portrait painting workshop with Mark Balma, I jump...

In this case, though, the pain is a good thing. I've been attending a three-day workshop in pastel portraiture, taught by the amazingly ...