Submissions From bradteare.blogspot.com

 "In the process of encouraging my students to embrace basic principles I experienced a broader appreciation of those concepts." (Brad Teare)

 "The increase in readership due to publishing with Blurb was a complete surprise." (Brad Teare)

 "Doing a preliminary sketch is one of the best ways to insure the success of a painting." (Brad Teare)

 "My answer is if a monochromatic underpainting works for you go for it. It simply doesn't work for me." (Brad Teare)

 "Accurate branding, or projecting a clear, authentic message, is at the heart of that process." (Brad Teare)

 "Like painters have done for centuries I add chalk to my paint to give it body." (Brad Teare)

 "Real art must be solidly grounded in the emotional experience of the painter." (Brad Teare)

 "This experience demonstrates that simplification can often lead to a superior painting." (Brad Teare)

 "LATELY I'VE BEEN painting en plein air with the palette knife." (Brad Teare)

 "But there's one sure way to sell paintings; create paintings other people value." (Brad Teare)

 "A distinctive style indicates a unique way of viewing the world." (Brad Teare)

 "The question is how do you find and emphasize a sense of rhythm?" (Brad Teare)

 "In fact if a painter wants to simplify the painting process one of the best ways is to keep applications of paint thin." (Brad Teare)

 "I USED ACRYLIC retarding gel as an "oiling up" medium in the studio with great success. " (Brad Teare)

 "I USE THIS grayscale in the field and in the studio." (Brad Teare)

 "IF YOU NEED an inexpensive solution to painting outdoors with acrylic I demonstrate how I made my pochade box (a miniature outdoor painting kit)." (Brad Teare)

 "IN THIS VIDEO I finish up my painting that is painted with thick, multihued acrylic strokes." (Brad Teare)

 "IN THIS VIDEO I paint a 16" x 20" acrylic painting using thick strokes of broken color." (Brad Teare)

 "However an unintended consequence of the resurgence of plein air painting has been an emphasis, perhaps an overemphasis, on painting as a virtuoso performance for the benefit of spectators." (Brad Teare)

 "Because of this silent inner world that suddenly engulfed me I became keenly aware of all the voices that whisper, sometimes shout, as I practice what I previously thought to be a highly individual form of painting." (Brad Teare)

 "A good painting is a manifestation of the mental state you were in when you painted it. A poor painting is detached from that mental state." (Brad Teare)