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The Sum of the Parts…
What makes an artist? I ask this because I was pondering the question after I had read several...
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Delicate Questions and Original Conceptions
In this OPA blog, the issues related to using and copying the work or ideas of other artists...
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Step Away from the Monitor
I started painting at the age of 52, having no artistic training beyond high school, and absolutely loving...
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Having and Becoming a Mentor
There are so many aspects to being an artist. In the Beginning we start Exploring Mediums.… At first,...
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Stevenson’s Portrait
Some years ago, while raiding the family library, I came across a slim volume of essays by Robert...
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Why I Paint En Plein Air
The thermometer in the car topped out at 104 degrees on the way home. I walked in the...
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A Question of Motive
I realize I’m really stepping in it here.   –  An artistic minefield. This is an issue that...
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Being Good Just Isn’t Enough
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really...
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Find Your Palette
If you are not confident in your color mixing ability, ask yourself if you have too many colors...
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What I Have Learned From Teaching Painting
Twenty-seven years ago I responded to a classified ad for instructing art for the Carmel (CA) Adult School....
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