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Welcome to Ground Hog Day
Some years ago I went through a period where a recurring element not only kept re-appearing in my...
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A Representational Painters’ Manifesto
Quickly, in one sentence, what is representational painting? Keep it short. It’s not so easy, is it? Sure,...
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Intention vs. Inspiration
Early in the fall when life was humming along normally, I had some well-educated and well-connected women tour...
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Not motivated to paint? Tell your story.
The first couple of weeks were okay, right? In fact, you probably said, “Hey, I’m an artist! My...
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For Every Season
Eccl 3:5 a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing A time to paint, a...
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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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