My shift to online classes was pretty abrupt, but I have ironed out the wrinkles and we are full speed ahead. Here is one of my latest...

I'm use to painting in front of a class, but this is a little different. Working and talking and looking good in front of the camera,...

This is how I went about this snow painting. The reference photo for the painting came from Mackinac Island Friend Heather May. The video...

I recently gave an oil painting workshop on Color in Augusta Ga for some really fine folks. We were working with the same paint, mediums,...

This piece was commissioned by an old friend of mine for his daughter's wedding. Being a very special moment in their lives I decided to...

"Yellow Cart" 14 x 18 Oil Painting By James Swanson This blog was done for my Monday Night Painting Class. We started this painting in...

This blog video is for my Monday Night painting class. The video at the bottom of this blog shows how I examine a paintings progress and...

One of the things that I'm known for in oil painting is my color. Color doesn't come to me by accident. The colors are all planned out...

One of the things that I'm known for in oil painting is my color. Color doesn't come to me by accident. The colors are all planned out...

One of the things that I'm known for in oil painting is my color. Color doesn't come to me by accident. The colors are all planned out...