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James Bruce Jr. OPAM

The Deadline Is Coming. Are You Ready?

James Bruce Jr. OPAM · Jan 3, 2022 ·

Originally written by long-serving Board member and Master Signature artist James Bruce Jr., (January 1938 – December 2020) this blog from our archives outlines the methods and criteria the OPA jury uses to select paintings for the National Juried Exhibition. We hope it helps you select your best work to enter into this year’s show....
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The Deadline Is Coming. Are You Ready?

James Bruce Jr. OPAM · Jan 15, 2018 ·

The deadline I’m referring to is the last date to enter OPA’s competition for the 27th National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils to be hosted by the Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings which show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color and composition,...
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American Tonalism – A Poetic Approach to Painting

James Bruce Jr. OPAM · Sep 24, 2012 ·

This artistic movement was basically focused on landscape painting (though not completely) and flourished from about 1880 to 1915 or so. This also was during the time when American Impressionism was flourishing. After about 1915, the tonalist movement was virtually forgotten although many of the artists who were involved in the movement continued to practice...
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