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Tip: When Drawing People, Suggest They are Alive

When drawing people, my art approach is to suggest they are alive. I have always tried to draw them with body language that would suggest they could be animated, as if any moment they would change their pose and actually … Continue reading →

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A Painting to Remember

“My dad has a painting in a museum,” I often tell people. It is true. I don’t know if it’s stored away in the basement along with other lost treasures, or what. As far as how often it was ever … Continue reading →

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Shapes In a Painting

I’ve drawn the value sketch for the painting that I hope to create in watercolor. Before paint hits the paper, there are several things I am considering. What am I trying to accomplish? How realistic do I want it to … Continue reading →

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Important Tips to Control the “Impact Area”

Having an area of interest is essential~Lynn Burton The area that attracts the viewers eye to a work of art, is something called the “focal point” or center of interest. Having an area that an artist places emphasis in their … Continue reading →

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Winslow Homer: Master of the Unpredictable Medium

Watercolor is as lively, spontaneous, and engaging as it is beguiling and unpredictable. It is medium with a determination of its own. An artist that wishes to conquer this medium must do so with earnest effort, patience, and hard work. … Continue reading →

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Two Tips for the Pen and Ink Artists

I’m always fascinated by the crisp look of a well executed pen and ink drawing. I can say from experience that it takes talent and patience learning to master the many strokes, dots, vertical or horizontal hatching, continuous line, curved … Continue reading →

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Watercolor~The Medium With a Diabolical “Action”

Pilots and watercolorists have much in common: they’re flying on their own and nothing can help them but their thorough knowledge of their craft~ John Pike If you are attempting to paint with watercolor, great adventures and excitement lie ahead, … Continue reading →

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Tip: When Drawing People, Suggest They are Alive

A Painting to Remember

Shapes In a Painting

Important Tips to Control the “Impact Area”

Winslow Homer: Master of the Unpredictable Medium

Two Tips for the Pen and Ink Artists

Watercolor~The Medium With a Diabolical “Action”

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5 Valuable Tips for the Graphite Artist

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