tmichaelniemanartJun 21 minCome join us!Some folks have recently asked about the Philadelphia Phillies Game on July 5th. Game time is 7:05pm at Citizens Bank Park. Come on out...
tmichaelniemanartMay 11 minOften great things come in pairs!I am a parent of twins so I may be a little biased… Irrelevant facts like that aside, I have two valuable things for you today. First,...
tmichaelniemanartApr 21 minLive Painting DemonstrationsLately, my painting practice has evolved to focus on studio-based live painting demonstrations. Capturing the painting process on video...
tmichaelniemanartMar 41 minOn a roll...One goal I had in mind coming into this year was to offer live painting demos more consistently. I landed on this goal as a consequence...
tmichaelniemanartFeb 72 minPainting is a form of therapyI should preface this by clarifying I am not a therapist of any type. I do not have any mental health certifications, licenses nor any...
tmichaelniemanartDec 5, 20211 minCommission WorkPainting for clients, family and friends who ask for custom paintings is very rewarding but quite different than painting images based...
tmichaelniemanartOct 18, 20211 minWhat do Vincent van Gogh, Monet and Inness have in common?Well, they are all featured in my Study the Greats Series now, of course. Van gogh's "Olive Trees" is now amongst the latest great works...
tmichaelniemanartOct 4, 20211 minStudy the Greats: MonetJust recently I started including impressionist great, Claude Monet to the list of all time great painters I've incorporated into my...
tmichaelniemanartSep 14, 20212 minTwo Milestones Just recently, I had a little mini celebration while drinking my coffee early in the morning before work. Painting, much like life...
tmichaelniemanartAug 21, 20212 minStop by and say hi!Despite some reservations about being in crowds, the time constraints with a busy calendar and the fear of showing my paintings publicly...
tmichaelniemanartAug 11, 20211 minWhatcha do'in?Hope your summer is going great! Lot's going on here. Some shorter road trips. Helping the kids prepare for freshman year fall sports....
tmichaelniemanartJul 26, 20211 minIn-between thingsIn-between things, I have been preparing for my first showing and my first plein air painting event. My first showing will likely amount...
tmichaelniemanartJul 16, 20213 minAn Incredibly Brave and Tragic Figure - Blakelock, a Great American PainterI recently started working on painting studies based upon yet another great American painter from the turn of the century named Ralph...
tmichaelniemanartJun 24, 20212 minThe mother of adaptation and what the heck is Gouache?"Necessity is the mother of invention" is a well-known proverb. It means, roughly, that the primary driving force for most new inventions...
tmichaelniemanartMay 17, 20212 minBroken Branches & Lilly PadsSome days we don't get out early enough to capture golden hour light. Some days are just gray and nondescript. Yet there is always...
tmichaelniemanartMay 7, 20212 minPlein Air PaintingAccording to Wikipedia, En plein air (pronounced [ɑ̃ plɛ.n‿ɛʁ]; French for "outdoors"), or plein air painting, is the act of painting...
tmichaelniemanartApr 6, 20211 minSTG Series is off and running..."Study the Greats" (STG) is a longer-term series that I am working on in between other stuff. The main objective is to learn as much as...
tmichaelniemanartMar 29, 20211 minStudy the Greats: LIVE Episode 7 The process of painting this study of Charles Warren Eaton's Woods at Evening was recorded live during one of my Sunday Sessions this...
tmichaelniemanartMar 24, 20211 minStudy the Greats Series: Episode 6George Inness "Sunrise" Here is the latest study within my long-term series called "Study the Greats." Completed in oil paint on a 5" x...
tmichaelniemanartMar 22, 20211 minFacebook can be helpful...Just a little while ago we created a public Facebook Group called Painting Videos. This group is intended to provide a curated stream of...