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My Favorite Thing – Susan Hotard

Susan Hotard · Oct 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment

PaperTowels_HotardI have many favorite things. I was going to state that Bridgman’s Complete Guide to Drawing From Life, was my favorite thing for it has something to offer to the experienced as well as the novice artist.
But this past week I had to wipe out my painting three times before I was satisfied with my drawing of the model. On Monday, I wiped out once. But I am so glad I did! I really got to know my subject, capture the gesture, and design a much better composition! So my favorite thing (at least this week) is…
A roll of paper towels! I prefer the ones that are more like cloth, but I do not want to endorse any specific products. So try wiping out more often, and see if the result is a better painting.


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Susan Hotard
Susan Hotard is an experienced and award winning artist who lived in New Orleans over 31 years and now lives in the Houston suburb of The Woodlands, Texas. Susan had a cover story in American Artist magazine (July/August 2005) and earned the highest honor at The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. Most recently she has had a painting accepted into the OPA Masters Show (2023). She won the first place in the 2020 Oil Painters of America’s Signature Division of the fall, Online Showcase and won the OPA Silver Medal in the 2020 Salon Show. Susan painted the portrait demonstration for the OPA National show in 2020. Her portrait was in the Top Fifty Award in the Portrait Society of America’s International Competition 2019. Two of her portraits are featured in The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques 2018 by Jeremy Galton. Since 2003, Susan has taught portrait, figure, and still life workshops in Texas and Louisiana. She enjoys the vibrancy of both the New Orleans and Houston art communities.
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