Oil Painting, Free Art Tutorials

Scott Burdick and his wife Susan Lyon (an equally talented painter), reside in rural North Carolina. Scott's alla prima painting style demonstrates how a loose approach creates a high degree of realism and interest. In this painting demo, Scott is kind enough to give us great close up's to show off the brush strokes.

Philip Howe has been producing commercial illustration for the past thirty years. This oil painting demonstration offers some great insights Philip's approach to painting, with many photographic illustrations along the way. The art demonstration is divided up over two pages.

Graham Braddock was born in perhaps the most beautiful country in the world - New Zealand. His landscape painting demonstration captures the rugged beauty of the unspoiled New Zealand countryside. The art lesson begins on a sheet of prepared hardboard, and builds up through a charcoal underdrawing followed by acrylic washes until its final completion in oil paints.

Texas born Jennifer Young now resides in Richmond, Virginia, painting vibrant scenes of the American South and rural Europe. Jennifer's oil painting demonstration starts off on a red toned canvas, and finishes with a luscious field of poppies illuminating the foreground and pulling us into the rest of her painting.

Jason Morgan has shared a love for wildlife ever since he can remember. Alongside his passion for creating highly detailed, wildlife paintings, he also takes active involvement with wildlife conservation and is a member of the AFC (Artists for Conservation Group).

Richard Robinson lives and works in Ruakaka, near to Whangarei, New Zealand. Richard takes inspiration from the beautiful New Zealand landscape around him, seeking out the special light unique to NZ's longitude within the planet. This masterclass lesson in pleine aire painting of New Zealand's coastland includes a watchable video.