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Artist Works on Next Stage of His Drawing

One of the most important steps in completing a good drawing is how well you get each portion of your future picture placed on the substrate. Here artist Richard D. Burton is tracing the figure of “father time” in the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap Up for 10/01/2012 Thru 10/06/2012

Please take the time to enter your subscription to our newsletter at the upper right of the page. There will be a random drawing for a beautiful art coffee table book for those that have subscribed. Our posts this week … Continue reading →

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Inspiration for the Wannabe Artist

There are some of us that drew or painted when we were young but got caught up in business and responsibilities, children and such. We left our passion by putting it off until retirement; but the good news … Continue reading →

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Finding The Artist’s Zone

Here I am in my zone. I’ve determined that I will create a graphite drawing and a monochromatic painting of what I will call the Gears of Time. I’m working here on some sketches. I’m trying to capture the age … Continue reading →

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Some of The Agony an Artist Goes Through to a Completed Painting

The hands are all I am trying to get right here. I did not do them quite right, and it makes me Cra-a-a-a-azy! However, I will get it right or else. I have to make “Old Father Time” lean his … Continue reading →

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Watercolor: The Delightful Medium

With watercolor (what I call the delightful medium), you can adapt the techniques that work for you and successfully incorporate your own aims and ideas once you have enough experience and have gained confidence. It will not take long (after … Continue reading →

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Acrylic Painting

The virtues of acrylic paint are purity of color and short drying time. There are a great many artists using acrylics, and there are a great many artists that encourage painters to stay away from them. Because of the unfounded … Continue reading →

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Artist Preparing for a Painting

I’m sure most all artists do strange things in an effort to capture some idea for a drawing or painting. Here is artist, R. D. Burton preparing a pose for a painting of father time. In the right hand will … Continue reading →

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Weekly Review 9/10 thru 9/15

On Monday, 9/10: We posted: Renoir~The Inspiring Artist. It can be said that Renoir continues inspiring artists of today. I realize this to be especially true when I daily search the internet for contemporary artist’s blog and web sights and … Continue reading →

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As Regards Art and Artists

The artist has always been a special breed of person in the world. Asking questions, looking for answers, but they have never been satisfied with letting things be. “The sun in my belly” is what Picasso called it. It has … Continue reading →

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