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An Artist’s Tale

Late this past year, I was fumbling through an old family album and found a black and white photo of my father that someone had taken. It depicted him putting gas in our wood covered panel truck. I estimated the … Continue reading →

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Tips for Pricing Your Art

One of the toughest choices you make as an artist is how to set a price on your work. It depends on so many factors that need to be considered: The popularity of the art. The medium used. The complexity … Continue reading →

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So…You Want to be an Art Critic?

So, you decided to be an art critic. You went to college and studied art history. You are a skilled writer and have spent a good deal of time familiarizing yourself with the art scene. You recognize there is a … Continue reading →

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Who and What Inspired Wassily Kandinsky?

Wassily Kandinsky was a brilliant, well educated student of life. In 1896, at the age of 30, he was pursuing a promising career as a law and economics instructor. Fortunately for the world of art and all future artist he … Continue reading →

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Tips to Keep Colors Permanent

To make sure your art will last as long as it possibly can without fading, it is imperative that you understand the permanence and the lightfastness of the colors used in your artwork. More than likely, this blog post is … Continue reading →

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Tip for Drawing Figures

Here’s a quick sketch I did for the purpose of this blog. I sketched it from other studies I made some years ago from a painting I was attempting and never quite finished. I don’t think there is an art … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Wrap up~8/13–8/18/2012

MONDAY, 8/13: We wrote about composition your artw0rk and discussed: Shape Line Value Color For full read, click on picture at the right>>> TUESDAY, 8/14: We introduced a plan for artists to share their work on our … Continue reading →

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Suggestions~What to Paint Next

Sometime an artist runs out of ideas. What will I paint next? The fear that there will never be a painting as good as the last always dogs an artist’s mind. It’s called an artist’s block. I might suggest you … Continue reading →

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Suggestions for Laying up a Good Watercolor Wash

After many unhappy blunders behind me, I learned to fully appreciate the value of laying up a good wash with ease, confidence and speed. I highly recommend anyone with doubts in their abilities in this direction put off all other … Continue reading →

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4 Quick Tips for Still Life Painting

Overlapping edge control is important when giving dimension to a still life. In James Frederick’s painting at the left, the center of interest is not just one object, but an area where most all the objects are clustered next to … Continue reading →

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