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Inspiration, Imagination, and Motivated Action – A Process for the New Year
We want to be alive, energized, and excited about life and our growth as an artist. Is there...
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Think Snow: 6 Painting Lessons from the Ski Trails
There’s not much I love doing more than painting, but cross-country skiing comes close. There are many beautiful...
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How to Mix Realistic Skin Colors and Avoid the Chalky or Muddy Look
Mixing skin colors can be challenging. Flesh often contains hints of every color of the rainbow! Plus, it’s...
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What it Means to be an Artist
When I started this journey of being an artist, I didn’t realize how many different kinds of artists...
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Art to Elders – A Work of Love
For the past ten years, I have been working with a most interesting population of individuals. They have...
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The Necessity of Story
I’ve spent a good bit of time breaking down the components of painting in order to become more...
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Some Thoughts About Using Photography
This year I was asked what my thoughts are about painting from photographs and if this is a...
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Live Preppy
Preppy was a term tossed around a few decades ago. It referred to the behavior of someone who...
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On Craft and Art
Today we live in the midst of a revolution of art the likes of which the world has...
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Know Your Subject Well
When I first left the studio to pursue plein air several years ago I would look for a...
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