Ian Roberts
Welcome to my YouTube channel. In October, 2019 I decided to start these regular videos. My book Mastering Composition has sold over 45,000 copies. I've received letters and emails for years from students that have enjoyed it. Last year I decided after 25 years to stop teaching painting workshops. I had taught in Provence, France that whole time, as well as Maine, Taos, Point Reyes. I loved the camaraderie. I like teaching. So the weekly videos seemed like a nice continuation. The idea of the series allows for me to range around a bit. Videos on composition. On great painters, and paintings. On technique. On artistic vision. On authenticity.
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May your brushes be light and free, Ian.
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Your style is not something out there...it's in you, now, already
A Detailed Painting Demonstration: How to Nuance a Few Simple Shapes
Saving the Best Until Last - One Simple Compositional Structure to Improve Your Paintings
Your Painting Is Talking. Are You Listening?
See What Mastering Composition Students Are Painting Now - A 2-Minute Slideshow of Recent Work
The #1 Skill You Need to Master Both Loose Brushwork and Vibrant Color
Mastering Composition: Registration Open This Week ONLY!
An Online Course to Dramatically Improve Your Painting
How to Find the Poetry in Your Reference Photos
A Few Tips on Where and How We Find Inspiration
Some Tips on Where and How to Find Inspiration
New Video: How to Stop Overworking Your Paintings
How Important Is Originality in Your Art Practice?
Understanding Abstraction and How It Is Already Part of Your Practice
Mastery is a Path You Travel, Not a Destination
How Edges Make or Break Your Painting
The Quality of our Attention Connects Us to Beauty and to Art
How to Deal with the Visual Overload, and Feel the Exhilaration of Plein Air Painting
Building Your Vision on the Scaffolding of Structure
Seeing More in Shape, Design and Structure
Stripping out the "10,000 Things"
This summer really get some light in your paintings!
Some Insights into Artistic Growth
Muted Colors Are What Allows a Few Colors to Sing
Art, Mystery, the Sacred
Exploring your resonance with the world
...Or Think Design, Not Subjects
Thinking in Shapes to Simplify an Image
Yes, my last video. And I'll tell you why....
How to Make a Painting Pop