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Animals Rule
“If we don’t always understand animals, they always understand us.” – Rosa Bonheur When I was 10 years...
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How to Make 2023 Your Best Year in Art Sales Ever
Whether or not there is a tough economy ahead, the way to make 2023 your best year in...
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Finding Freedom in Limitation
Keith Jarret’s Koln Concert was playing in the background the other day as I completed the dreaded task...
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The Wrong Color Wheel
When I was a child, I wanted to be an artist. I read books on drawing and painting....
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OPA Bids Farewell to Its Greatest Fan the Legendary, One-of-A-Kind Joyce Pike OPAM (1929 – 2022)
To our OPA community, we sadly announce the passing of one of the all-time greats, Master Signature artist...
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What’s the Big Idea?
My first career was as an art director for advertising agencies in New York City in the mid-1980s....
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Endless Pursuit
Classical, impressionist, and hyperrealist works are all now considered “traditional” painting. I am a member of this field...
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Higher Levels!
“Do a large piece of smokestacks, Chris!” said David Passalacqua, one of my favorite teachers during my senior...
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Painting as a Conscious Process
I began to paint in 1994 at the age of 41.  There was no preparation or instruction prior...
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Worst Painting Ever
A sketch has charm because of its truth – not because it is unfinished. — Charles Hawthorne A...
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