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Workshops, Workshops, Workshops…
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been formally trained or not, or how long you have been painting: if...
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2014 Summer Online Showcase Winners Spotlight
We’re proud to highlight the winners of the OPA Summer 2014 Online Showcase. Enjoy some brief biographies below,...
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Great Expectations
21 Days “Painting” on the Road “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who...
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2014 Summer Online Showcase Winners
The OPA Summer 2014 Online Showcase was held from June 1 – August 15, 2014, open to Associate...
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Finding (and Keeping) Your Muse
Andrew Wyeth created a series of 240 paintings and drawings of his German neighbor, Helga Testorf. Picasso painted...
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The Beauty Of The Brain
Is beauty really as subjective as we think it is? Or does science point to a more painful reality?
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The Best Oil Painting Critiques Advice
Recently, I had the pleasure of participating in the Oil Painters of America Critique Program. For a nominal...
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Selling your Art without selling your soul
Choosing to make your art career a full time occupation that pays your bills has always been a...
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2014 National Juried Exhibition Photos
Photos from Oil Painters of America’s Twenty-third Annual National Exhibition, held at The Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington, Vermont.
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2014 Spring Online Showcase Winners Spotlight
The OPA Spring 2014 Online Showcase was held from March 1 to May 17, 2014, open to Associate...
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