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Sketching: Where Ideas Come From

Where do ideas for a drawing or painting come from? Is it a glance from a passing individual while shopping at a mall? Was it the way they tilted their head, or had a certain gleam in their eye? Is … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s basic Approach

We ran into one of our senior member artists, Lynn Burton (brother of CEO, Richard Burton) and asked him about his basic approach to painting. Here is how he answered: “My approach to a blank canvas consists mostly of two … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t We Paint Like Pierre?

The system of dabbing and dashing employed by Pierre -Auguste Renoir to preserve a certain sense of spontaneity of an early autumn moment at Argenteuil (a suburb of Paris on the bank of the Seine), capturing a sun dappling of … Continue reading →

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When an Artist Knows Who and What They Are

An artist often wonders what inspired him/her to draw and paint the way they do, their styles, art movements and isms, or that one particular artist living or dead. I personally go back in my past and wonder. I have … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: art inspiration

Sketching: Where Ideas Come From

An Artist’s basic Approach

Why Can’t We Paint Like Pierre?

When an Artist Knows Who and What They Are

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