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Interview with Huihan Liu, Juror of 24th National OPA Exhibition
Born in Guangzhou, China in 1952, Huihan Liu has become a master signature member of both the Oil...
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Career Building Advice for Any Level
First of all I would like to start out by making it very clear, there is absolutely nothing...
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Getting the Vision
In many ways, making a good painting is like walking a tightrope. The particular tightrope I’m thinking of...
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Bittersweet
You know, life is just that way. I guess the title for this post could be many common...
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The Best Therapy
If your life is at all like mine then you sometimes feel like a juggler. Working on marketing...
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Dispelling Negativity
“That’s not real art.” “When are you going to change your style?” “You have a ways to go…”...
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Painting Plein Air Safely
Beyond packing plenty to drink, a midday snack and lots of sunscreen, painting en plein air can go...
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The Benefits of Painting from Life and from Photos
When I began to think about the topic of working from photos or working from life, I thought...
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Elements of Style
A question that invariably is asked by students or observers during a workshop or demo is “How do...
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More than Ordinary
In Robert Henri’s classic book “The Art Spirit,” he speaks of “more than ordinary moments of existence.” A...
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