Charles van Heck's Woodhull Journal

painting

  • The Vision of Chrissy Mount (Kapp): Integrating Art and Business

    For newer artists or crafters, I would start with the basics: Is this your business or is this your hobby? And then act accordingly based on your answer. The danger is pretending your “art” is something it is not. Continue reading

  • The Vision of Chrissy Mount (Kapp): Integrating Art and Business

    I hope that through my paintings, my audience will remember their own history and develop an appreciation of the sacrifices past generations have made to create the United States of America. Much of this formal and family history is not… Continue reading

  • The Unspoiled Core

    Art is our response to life. The artist is a person who perceives and desires to transmit to others what they have experienced—to open the eyes of others to what is present and awaiting their (our) awareness. The artist shares… Continue reading

  • On Art: Time, Light and Perspective

    When I first took up painting with the encouragement of the Canadian artists Terrill Welch and her husband, David Colussi, Terrill advised me to include notes on my sensory experiences when sketching a scene. These notes would include the time… Continue reading

  • WHAT IS YOUR PASSION?

    A REMINDER OF BEAUTY I received a newsletter from a dear friend, Terrill Welch, two days ago. Terrill is an artist residing on Mayne Island, British Columbia. The newsletter contained photographs of works in progress and photographs of the shoreline… Continue reading

  • ART AND THE LET GO POINT

    There is a strangeness to the mornings. This is partly due to my inability to adjust to the time change these past few weeks. But there is more to the peculiarity. Spring’s arrival. The transition from winter, which was mild… Continue reading