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Usually, I travel around the country giving painting demos and lecturing at art organizations. Not so during this...
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“The Truck and Tractor Guy”
As a relative newcomer to fine art, one of the biggest challenges I faced was what subject to...
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Turn, Turn, Turn
No clowns, no bells, no whistles.  Nothing fancy here, this is just for you and me.  January 2020...
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Color In Painting
My color choices are based on observation, feeling, and the desire to express my experience.  My brain does...
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Design Tells the Story: A Demo in Pictures
I recently received a photograph from a fellow artist. It was of her mother and father. She wanted...
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Backyard Painting
Now that I refuse to board an airplane and fly across country, I miss my family and friends. ...
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Know yourself: a guide to painting commissioned portraits
I’ve often heard artists lament how much they hate painting commissioned portraits. I never understood why. After all,...
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The Gypsy Life in a Pandemic
I’ve always had a gypsy soul, climbing high in the trees, wandering the fields and exploring the Finger Lakes where...
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My Friend Greg LaRock OPA—How One Artist Influenced Many, for the Good
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with...
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Racing in the Dark
Meet Bean, a diminutive black rescue dog with a randomly crooked smile. Bat Dog impersonator, she races the...
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