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BACK TO BASICS: VALUE
In a spring post, I spoke about the importance of drawing in the hierarchy of a painting’s success....
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Warm ups, a path to the “Zone”
The “zone,” the moment when the artistic vision is met with complete engagement of all the senses: physical,...
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Put Yourself Out There!
As artists, we are forced to open up and put our inner thoughts and emotions into our artwork,...
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Tips for your Toolbox
I hope this blog finds you well and painting. Here are some tips for your tool box as...
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A copyist at work in the European Paintings galleries of the met museum
Sketching With The Masters At The Met
I’m taking a class from the New York Academy of Art called Master Copying Class at the Metropolitan...
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What DO YOUR Eyes See?
I see the world as big, abstract pieces. This painting and the colors in it are exactly how...
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“Confidence” Should be a Tube of Paint
Real confidence only comes from study and practice.—Harley Brown As I’ve been preparing to paint lately, I’ve been...
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MY REJECT CUPBOARD
I have a ‘might be salvageable’ cupboard where I keep a stack of paintings that didn’t work for...
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Representing Textual Paintings on Screen
There’s always something lost when viewing a painting on a computer screen. There’s nothing quite like the luminance...
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The Key to a Silky Painting Panel
I’ll admit I’m quite a tinkerer when it comes to new gizmos to enhance my studio or painting...
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