On an impulse I bought some oil pastels 😁. You know that feeling when you enter an art shop and don't what is going to happen?? I've never used it but saw some YouTube videos and loved the expressive results. Do you use it? Any key tips? Any artists you like that uses this medium? Thanks :)

Since I have not been able to paint in a while I thought I would post an older painting painting I did a long time ago. I have very little time to paint - usually only 2 hours a week - and that had not even happened in a few weeks. This painting (oil, 12x16) is from a photo I took at the Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania USA I always liked this one.

Hey artists Are you struggling with composition in your landscape paintings? Composition is one of those things that comes up again and again, not knowing where to begin, feeling overwhelmed by a scene, not knowing how to arrange things so the painting actually works. So I'm sharing a free hour-long class I recorded live with a group of my painting students a couple of years ago. I walk through a collection of simple composition formulas that are easy to remember and easy to use in your own paintings, with lots of real examples throughout. Comment "COMPOSITION" below, and I'll send you the link. Happy painting, Sam P.S. Keep an eye out over the next few days. I've got something pretty exciting coming that I think a lot of you are going to love. More on that soon.