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Miscellaneous Thoughts in 2018
This is an exciting time! It seems like more people are spending money again. There are more artists...
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Worst Painting Ever
A sketch has charm because of its truth – not because it is unfinished. ~ Charles Hawthorne A...
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8 SECONDS
Pin this on your wall. It’s your license to learn. I’m giving you permission…right now… to slow down....
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Finding the Key for Creating a Series
A few months ago, pressure to create enough work for an upcoming solo show and several group shows...
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It's Not a Competition
I had a very interesting conversation last month with two aspiring artists, still in high school. Both were...
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Outdoor Painting
I am fortunate to have been given, several years ago, some 50-70 year-old American Artist magazines. Browsing through...
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Snow Cones and Grits
Sometimes it seems that painters look for answers anywhere except from where they can most readily find the...
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Choosing a New Direction
One of the biggest lessons I’ve been learning lately as an artist is to be patient with myself...
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Dear Harlan,
Buddy is the husband of oil painter, Kathie Odom. His habits include letter-writing, talking about himself in third-person...
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Confessions of an Unartistic Father-In-Law
My son-in-law is Jason Sacran. That simple fact constitutes my one and only real connection to the art...
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