• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Login
  • Join OPA

OPA - Oil Painters of America

CREATING COMMUNITY ADVANCING SKILLS ELEVATING EXCELLENCE

  • About
    • Mission, Policies & Bylaws
    • Board of Directors
    • Presidential History
    • History
    • Staff
    • FAQ
  • Membership
    • Membership Information
    • Contact Membership Department
  • Exhibitions
    • Submission Rules & Policies
    • National Exhibition
    • Virtuosos of the OPA
    • National Salon
    • Online Showcases
    • Award Winners
  • Programs
    • Lunch & Learn
    • The OPA Blog
    • Scholarships
    • Critiques
    • Have A HeART Humanitarian Award
    • Ship and Insure Info
  • Community
    • Community Page
    • Directory
    • Workshops
    • Brushstrokes Newsletter
  • Shop
  • Support OPA
    • Current Sponsors
    • Become a Sponsor
    • Make a Donation
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Blog Posts

Miscellaneous Thoughts in 2018
This is an exciting time! It seems like more people are spending money again. There are more artists...
Read
Worst Painting Ever
A sketch has charm because of its truth – not because it is unfinished. ~ Charles Hawthorne A...
Read
8 SECONDS
Pin this on your wall. It’s your license to learn. I’m giving you permission…right now… to slow down....
Read
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...
Read
It's Not a Competition
I had a very interesting conversation last month with two aspiring artists, still in high school. Both were...
Read
Outdoor Painting
I am fortunate to have been given, several years ago, some 50-70 year-old American Artist magazines. Browsing through...
Read
Snow Cones and Grits
Sometimes it seems that painters look for answers anywhere except from where they can most readily find the...
Read
Choosing a New Direction
One of the biggest lessons I’ve been learning lately as an artist is to be patient with myself...
Read
Dear Harlan,
Buddy is the husband of oil painter, Kathie Odom. His habits include letter-writing, talking about himself in third-person...
Read
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...
Read
Page 27 of 53« First‹ Previous232425262728293031Next ›Last »

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe via E-mail

Featured

Search OPA Blog

Guest Blogger Schedule

To read author biographies, learn about past bloggers or submit an article for review, visit the OPA Guest Bloggers page.

OPA Blog Reference

Comment Policy
Advertisement Form
Blogger’s Agreement
Sitemap

Footer

  • Join OPA
  • Contact
  • Donate

© 2026 OPA - Oil Painters of America · Design by Steck Insights Web Design Logo