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"Stepping Out" by Nancy Boren
The Spirit Forges Ahead While the Brain Has To Figure It Out
A few years ago, I was fortunate to be involved in an unexpected conversation one day at my...
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"Horseshoe Falls" by Rick J. Delanty, 36x48
What is FINE art?
Keith Bond, fine landscape painter at www.keithbond.com, has raised several interesting questions for artists in his recent post regarding...
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Creating Better Digital Images of your Paintings. How to Ensure your Masterpiece is Best Represented Online and in Print
Review of 2012 OPA National Exhibition Session with Susan Abma and Jerry Goroski, by contributing OPA artist Julia...
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Important Website Considerations for Artists: Part 3 of 3
This article is part 3 of a 3-part series discussing important website considerations for artists. The first part...
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"Remembering Home" by Michelle Dunaway
The Technique of Honesty
As artists we all long to convey with truth what we observe before us, what catches our breath...
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Henry Ward Ranger –Fall Landscape (Spanierman Gallery)
American Tonalism – A Poetic Approach to Painting
This artistic movement was basically focused on landscape painting (though not completely) and flourished from about 1880 to...
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"New Opportunity" by Nancy Crookston, 18 x 24
Lighting the Way
I feel very privileged to have been invited to share some of my thoughts on the artist’s life...
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"Garapatta Spring" by Kathleen Dunphy OPA 24x18
Keep It Simple! Using a Limited Palette
When I first started painting, I’d walk into art supply stores and spend hours looking at all the...
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Charles Cox OPA Sketching in Venice
Some Thoughts On Plein Air And Photos
The photo shows me sketching in the Dorsoduro section of Venice. In my time I have sketched and...
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"Alone In Warsaw" by William Schneider OPA
Paint From Life or Photos?
Especially since the advent of good, inexpensive digital cameras, the debate about whether to use photo references has...
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