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Kathy Anderson Class
Through the generosity of the OPA’s Shirl Smithson Scholarship, I attended Kathy Anderson’s flower painting class at the...
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Fireside Teakettle
I’ve had some requests to post some of my processes so I am going to do a step-by-step...
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Len Cutter Interview
Q. How did you discover you wanted to sell fine art? After operating a large gift shop, we...
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OPA National Speakers
The OPA 24th Annual National Exhibition & Convention will be held in St. Augustine, Florida at Cutter &...
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Getting into the Demos
The OPA Twenty-Fourth Annual National Exhibition in St. Augustine is showcasing several of today’s most successful artists. Expect...
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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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