Hey Artists Recently, I did an art exhibition in Queenstown, New Zealand, and I spent $10,000 on it! Let me tell you what happened 😅 After 5 years away from exhibitions, I decided to jump back in with a group show. It was an eye-opening experience, to say the least. In this video, I break down EVERY cost involved, framing, transport, venue fees, marketing, all of it. And I share where my focus has shifted over the past few years. If you've ever wondered whether exhibitions are worth pursuing, or you're trying to figure out your own path as an artist, I think you'll find this interesting. Watch it below 👇 I would love to hear your thoughts. Have any of you done exhibitions? What was your experience? Happy painting Sam P.S. The online teaching approach I mentioned in the video? That's what I do every week in my Art School: live painting classes, personalised critiques, and a library of 60+ tutorials, and a course to help you improve your paintings in just 7 days. Check it out here: https://www.skool.com/samuel-earp-online-art-school/about

Small gouache painting inspired by Sam's "clouds tutorial" and painted from my photo of one of Australia's vast northern beaches.

Has anyone ever used a digital painting application to help plan a composition? I've started to use Procreate to sketch out ideas and compositions before I execute the actual painting. I found this useful for exploration and experimenting with composition and color. Although I'm still learning how to use the app, it really helps me think about oil painting. Here's a few examples of recent works.

Experiment with a more expressive painting with warm colours in gouache on paper (24x32 cm). Inspired by an internet tutorial. Still tried to incorporate Sam's method (darkest darks and lightest lights in the foreground etc), though I might have my mid ground trees and background purples still a bit too much on the saturated side, this way. Anyway, it was fun and another learning experience. I think I might have pushed the atmospheric depth a bit more, but I kind of like how the light/dark play turned out.

Painted this from a tutorial, nice practice of greens and atmospheric depth, also shadow/light play. Acrylics on paper.