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Framing: Choosing, Fixing & Shipping
With Dave and Jim Fidler, owners, Classic Gallery Frames and OPA President Neil Patterson OPAM TYPES OF FRAMES:...
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Copyright
Legally Protecting Your Artwork
Attorney Bill Frazier, who specializes in art-related legal issues, spoke to OPA artists at the national exhibition in...
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Moonrise Road by John Hulsey
Perception
We are currently reading two fascinating books about human development and the evolution of art: The Social Conquest...
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John Austin Hanna Interview
Winner of the “Donors’ Award of Excellence” at the 2013 Oil Painters of America 22nd National Juried Exhibition,...
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"Sophie" by Nikolo Balkanski
2013 Summer Online Showcase Winners Spotlight – Nikolo Balkanski
Nikolo Balkanski received the First Place Award of $3,000 cash for his painting of “Sophie” entered in the...
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Business Organizing for Artists
Moving Beyond The Receipt Shoebox: Practical Accounting And Administration For Artists
Presented by OPA Signature Member Kurt Anderson at the 2010 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition. General Rules...
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An Aura of Fragrances by Bryce Cameron Liston OPA
Bryce Cameron Liston Interview
“Being an artist and painting the human figure is what compels me. It wakes me up at night,...
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"Fall in the Moraine" by John Hulsey - 18 x 24" Oil
Creativity
Second only to language in the hierarchy of advanced survival skills must be the ability to imagine something...
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RogerDaleBrown-SmallButImportant
Roger Dale Brown Interview
One would need to have lived in a cave, isolated from humanity, to have not heard of Roger...
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Sherrie McGraw OPAM
Painting Beauty
I’ve been away for several weeks on a painting trip and to attend a workshop in Oregon at...
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