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The Art of Teaching Art
I know I would not be the artist I am today without my teaching experience. Teaching art has...
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Marketing your art with a Facebook page
A lot of people ask me how I gained tens of thousands of fans on my Facebook art...
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Melissa Hefferlin, Daud and Timur Akhriev interview–Part 2
I’m pleased to present the second part of this special interview withthe Akhriev (Ak-REE-ev) family: Melissa Hefferlin, husband...
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Melissa Hefferlin, Daud and Timur Akhriev interview–Part 1
It is said that everybody has a story, and every life is interesting. I totally agree with that,...
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Painting Vermont
Driving through the environs of Southern Vermont, a place I know so well, I am struck by the...
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Interview with Qiang Huang
Describe your path as an artist? When I was in elementary school, I watched my uncle paint. I...
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Brass Pot with Onions
Experimentation
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina nine years ago, my husband and I moved to The Woodlands, Texas....
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The Art of Perspective
Over the past few months, I worked hard at putting together 10-12 strong paintings for a two-person show at my gallery...
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Plein Air Painting is the New Golf
I grew up in a golfing family. After dinner, we’d all go out to a few holes before...
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Contemplating on Gradation
Through the years I have been trying to follow my own counsel to fellow artists — basically, “Paint when...
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