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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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More Stuff I Wish Someone Had Told Me
Three years ago I wrote a blog about things I’ve learned over the last thirty years as an...
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OPA Buyers and Collectors
I recently wrote a blog titled ‘So You Want To Host A Plein Air Event,’ in which I...
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Overcome the #1 Obstacle to Art Sales By Building Your Own Art Marketing Flywheel
Why creating your own art marketing flywheel is crucial to the success of your art career. As the...
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The Ideal Subject
“Sketch everything, and keep your curiosity fresh.”   – John Singer Sargent “The more I paint, the more I...
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Elvis Has Left the Building
We’re inspired. Paint flies. Ideas run rampant and our only fear is one might escape before we get...
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Reflections and Sky Holes
In choosing a subject to paint I often find I’m drawn to water. Of all the elements we...
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An Interview with Suzie Baker
I had the privilege of meeting Suzie Baker, briefly, at the Oil Painters of America (OPA) National Convention, held...
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Paintings That Speak
What makes you fall in love with a piece of art? At the 2017 Cowgirl Up! show in...
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Artistry and Craftsmanship
You enter an art museum… you come around a corner… and there it is: a painting that immediately...
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