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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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How deep is your space?
At one of my always stimulating dinners with my late friend Zyg Jankowski, he said to me that...
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My Method and Attitude Toward Art
It has been said that art is subjective to the viewer. I certainly agree with that statement. I...
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Upcoming Events
The OPA Blog is taking a brief break from it’s normal schedule of thought provoking articles from our...
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"Music Man" by Wanda Choate OPA
Preserving My Dreams
Ola!  What a great idea, and how much I enjoy and grow and am empowered by reading the...
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