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Transparent Watercolor

“Watercolor has an action all its own, it moves, it crawls, and it fights back.”~John Pike Instead of using the term technique one uses when painting transparent watercolor, it should be considered tricks. It’s hard pressed for one to learn … Continue reading →

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When It’s Finished, It’s finished…But When?

With me, it’s not the technical aspects of how to paint, nor to fix a flawed painting, but when to stop and say it is over…it’s finished. Let’s face it, you can’t keep adding another drop of paint or another … Continue reading →

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The Artist’s Studio

It would be great if all of us could afford the perfect artist’s studio filled with expensive furnishings, and have the luxury or means to create the ideal work area. However, where ever an artist sets up an easel is … Continue reading →

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Why Paint People?

Recently, my grand-daughter, Olivia, sent me a Facebook message mentioning she was ready to get back into her art, now the wedding was over and she was back from her honeymoon. She asked if I had some suggestion of what … Continue reading →

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The Importance of The Impressionists

“Everything painted on the spot has a strength, a power, a vividness that cannot be recaptured in the studio.”~Eugene Boudin There are some great arguments and discussions about the importance of painting in open air rather than in the studio. … Continue reading →

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What Art Fad is Next? The World Waits.

“Suddenly, Abstract Expressionism pooped out, and New York was full of shadowy has beens and fallen kings. What fad was next? The world waited. The answer came. The Figure. Did we realists get our hopes up? Perhaps for a few … Continue reading →

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Simplify Your Subject

When you consider some of the really good artists and their works, you often wonder what they have in common. In many cases, an art critic might point out that it is the ability to simplify their subject. This, of … Continue reading →

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Two Tips: What Should an Artist do? Sketch? or Photograph?

Should you sketch or take photographs to capture your inspirations as an artist. If you’re an artist, and sketching does not come spontaneous and rewarding, don’t concern yourself, it soon will. It’ll become a natural habit as you find yourself … Continue reading →

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Watercolor: a Work in Progress

Sometimes it does good to let a watercolor set awhile until you have a little more motivation. A perfect example of this is the painting (a work in progress) that has been sitting idle in my studio. At first, I … Continue reading →

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Act 3: Texas Red Barn Wedding

This is the third act of the Texas Red Barn Wedding. It is the desire of this author to finish the story of his visit to the oldest city in Texas to attend the marriage of his grand-daughter Olivia. If … Continue reading →

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