Q: Is it best to create small skinny tree branches with the paint thinned with oil (like walnut or linseed) or with something like mineral spirits? A: Actually, I don't use any thinner when painting branches. Generally I like to use paint straight from the tube...

Q: How long does a painting take you to finish? A: In the early years, when my work was more bravura and focused primarily on color, I would often finish a 24x30 or even a 36x48 in a day. After a while I felt a desire to create more subtle value transitions and color...

Q: Did you learn a lot of the things you know now through art school or on your own? A: Great question - the answer would be both. I had fantastic instructors in school who opened my eyes to just how much I had to learn and how much work it would take. Leon Parson...

Q: Besides brushes and palette knives, do you ever use other tools for painting - it looked like a credit card in one of your videos? A: You betcha! That was indeed an old credit card - I like to chop up the sides for fun effects. I don't use tools like that very...