nickbaxtertattoosNov 8, 20232 minThen, And Now (Part 5)"Then, And Now" or "Then & Now" in the blog search feature, is an ongoing occasional series where themes of progression, time, and memory...
nickbaxtertattoosSep 9, 20233 minSummer Plein Air: Chasing The LightSummer in Texas, where I live and work, is never the best outdoor painting time. Extreme heat and incredibly harsh, searing daylight add...
nickbaxtertattoosOct 4, 20193 minOn The Mechanics of SeeingA long time ago on this blog I touched upon the brain’s instinctive practice of limiting the amount of visual information we tend to...
nickbaxtertattoosJan 27, 20172 minIn The Studio 5: Reworking Plein Air LandscapesSomething I’ve never been a fan of doing is revisiting older paintings after some time has passed. The process of reconstructing or even...
nickbaxtertattoosSep 7, 20162 minOn The Road 12: Spring and Summer Plein Air AdventuresI’ve been so busy painting in the studio for an upcoming exhibition of all new still lifes (announcements soon!) that I forgot to post...
nickbaxtertattoosMar 25, 20162 minOn The Road 11: New England Plein AirAt the beginning of this month I travelled back to my homeland of Connecticut, hoping for late winter weather mild enough to endure some...
nickbaxtertattoosSep 1, 20151 minSummer Plein Air AdventuresThis summer marked my first serious foray into true outdoor (plein air) landscape painting, in an effort to deepen my knowledge on the...