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Atmospheric Perspective & Mass
On a clear day we may be able to “see forever,” but as we see in this summer...
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Explode Your Fan Base Through Media Exposure
How did Ashley Longshore get 217,000 Instagram followers? How did Zaria Forman land 111,600 Facebook followers? These are...
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Facing Your Fears as a Plein Air Painter
Overcoming Plein Air Obstacles I love plein air painting. Painting outdoors is such a special experience because of...
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Through Knowledge Comes Confidence
In the art world, one should paint what you are connected to. I live in California outside of...
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Listening – Thinking – Speaking – Leading: How do these skills relate to the artist’s life?
How would you rate your listening skills?  Do you struggle with communicating with art buyers or gallery directors?...
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Intelligent Design
Design, noun, 2) the purpose, planning or intention that exists or is thought to exist behind an action,...
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Figure Painting Techniques for Trees
I painted my first tree at age 12 and continued to paint landscapes for the next few decades. ...
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Becoming more “Painterly”
Reading many blogs, posts, and comments from developing artists, a common theme I have found is a desire...
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Painting Still Life
Picasso… Caravaggio.. Henri Fantin-Latour, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Francisco de Zurbarán, Braque, Mary Cassatt, Miró…Gauguin. Monet, Manet, Renoir, Adelheid...
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Paint, Music and a Paper Clip
Chewing gum, a soda bottle, and a paper clip and supposedly we can MacGyver our way out of...
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