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Important Website Considerations for Artists: Part 2 of 3
This article is part 2 of a 3-part series discussing important website considerations for artists. The first part...
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"Pit Stop" by Jane Barton
Art in Cuba and the Traveling Painter
There are no starving artists in Cuba. One reason for this is that each person receives food from...
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Make Preliminary Drawings The First Step In Your Portrait Process and Get the Painting Right the First Time
Every portrait painting is the result of a series of steps. Some artists have fewer steps than others,...
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Uber Umbers and Other Colors from the Earth
Throughout the ages since the very first scrawls were made in caves and tribal hunting events were recorded...
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OPA Facebook Page
Paints, Brushes and Facebook Supports
Facebook could be as important to artists as their favorite supplies. I sensed this when the general manager...
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Web Design for Oil Painters
Important Website Considerations for Artists: Part 1 of 3
There is no law that requires you to have a website, no one is forcing you to use...
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Bill Farnsworth - Dawns Early Light
The Art of Survival in the Survival of Art
Since the Great Recession hit, most artists have been impacted. Collectors cut back on luxury items and art...
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"The Birds And The Bees" by Craig Shillam
Is There Anything Oil Painters Can Learn From Apple?
Is there anything oil painters can learn from a big fortune 500 company like the Apple Corporation? Everybody...
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Street Fiddler (16"x24") by Hodges Soileau OPA
Personalities and Temperaments in Art
Do Artists’ Personalities and Temperaments dictate the Styles and Subjects they choose to express themselves?      I usually...
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"Saturday Wash" by Jane Barton
Practicing Art
It has always struck me as odd that physicians “practice” medicine. Aren’t they ever done? Of course not–doctors...
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