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Making The Most Of Your Art Studio Space
Do you wish your studio space were more functional? Do you want to paint more comfortably? Do you...
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Indispensible Art Book
When I attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago, my life-drawing instructor, the legendary Bill Parks, often...
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Satisfaction (as in, “I can’t get no…”)
I recently completed an oil painting that was perhaps one of the longest wrestling matches I have ever...
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Layers of Intelligence: Conceptualism and the Visual Approach
I have always been attracted to the work of the Renaissance Artist. Their work has a quality of...
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Checking in with OPA Board Members during Covid-19
We thought it would be interesting to ask some of our Board Members what they have been up...
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Stretching
Our recent pandemic has forced us to hunker down. It’s par for the course, for many artists to...
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Comfort in Creating
Throughout my adult life, creating and art has always been a comfort. When I was 10 days overdue...
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Continuing The Learning Process…
Whether you are an accomplished artist or a beginner, the journey of each individual artist always includes growth...
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The ONE Thing
As the world seems to spin out of control outside of our studios, this may be a good...
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“Do I Have What it Takes?” Three Critical Traits
“Do I have what it takes?” This was the last question posed to me by an earnest young...
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