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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
A long-standing wish of mine was fulfilled this summer: to teach at the New Orleans Academy of Fine...
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Magicians and Gamblers
So you want to be an artist?  Go sit at your palette, wear old shabby clothing, wear a...
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Looking Back: The Importance of my Illustration Career
The times we live in and the problems people are dealing with make me pause. Although I am...
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Skies
The topic of skies in the landscape comes up all the time with my private students and is...
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Video References in Portrait Painting
Character, Personality, Spirit, Soul – these qualities cannot be measured by the length of the nose or the...
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Epiphany: on Music and Breaking the Rules
I am a professional artist, but what some people don’t know about me is that I have played...
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Color as My Visual Statement in Painting
I consider myself a colorist.  That is, I find that color palette inspires the visual message I wish to...
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Becoming A Better Realist Painter Through Abstraction
Did you know that OPA has been sharing artists’ blog posts for over ten years?  We have an extensive...
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Loosen Up
I have heard many artists say they wish they could loosen up in their work. Certainly, many of...
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Ask Albert May 2020
We are pleased to share this week’s blog from OPA Master artist Albert Handell.  Albert will be giving...
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