This week OPA shares the story of mother and daughter, professional artist duo Dot Courson and Susan Patton....

Did you know that OPA has been sharing artists’ blog posts for over ten years?  We have an extensive...

You’ve spent your life hoping to learn the “secret” to becoming a better artist – while being told...

As a sought-after workshop instructor, Albert Handell OPAM is accustomed to answering student’s questions. For this week’s blog,...

If you’re an artist, you’ve probably considered that your work, once it’s “out there” for the world to...

This is a story about my father, John Melillo, a retired Vietnam Combat Veteran surviving and coping with...

OPA wishes everyone a happy and art-filled Mother’s Day. “How do you find the time to paint with...

A few years ago, my brother’s beloved dog Calvin died. My brother was so saddened by this loss, I...

(Essay excerpt from book published 2021, Beauty Unites Us, by Rick J. Delanty) Artists are revolutionaries, to some...

The first thing I do when starting a new painting, is ask myself three questions: 1. What is...