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Above and Beyond: Artists as Leaders
If you’re an artist, you’ve probably considered that your work, once it’s “out there” for the world to...
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Art – A Continued Form of Healing
This is a story about my father, John Melillo, a retired Vietnam Combat Veteran surviving and coping with...
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The Artist Parent 
OPA wishes everyone a happy and art-filled Mother’s Day. “How do you find the time to paint with...
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Solace
A few years ago, my brother’s beloved dog Calvin died. My brother was so saddened by this loss, I...
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The Beauty of the Creative Spirit
(Essay excerpt from book published 2021, Beauty Unites Us, by Rick J. Delanty) Artists are revolutionaries, to some...
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Painting Long Ago and Far Away – Diane Eugster Demonstrates Her Painting Process
The first thing I do when starting a new painting, is ask myself three questions: 1. What is...
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DYNAMIC SYMMETRY – And how I incorporate it into my plein air and studio and practice
We’ve all heard of the Golden Section, Dynamic Symmetry, the rule of thirds and harmonic armatures. And we’ve...
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Frame Makeover
As artists, we tend to accumulate frames that just don’t quite work. They may have gotten damaged being...
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Unexpected Gifts
Saying the last two years have been difficult is an understatement. It has been a dark period and...
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Five Tips for Painting in the Snow
There’s no painting like snow painting! Ever tried painting snow? …While also standing in snow? …Outside? A few...
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