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Sticking To The Basics In Oil Painting

The very basics in oil painting (call it oil painting 101 if you prefer) is a simple rule~“fat” over “lean”. Basically, what it says is that you should not cover a layer of paint with a less flexible layer. Flexible: … Continue reading →

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Tips to Draw With Colored Pencil

As far as art mediums go, colored pencils are a relatively recent innovation. Because of their waxy nature they retain their own distinct colors when drawn over each other. Unlike pastels, they cannot be blended. However, you can build up … Continue reading →

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Painting With Acrylics Using Egg Tempera Techniques

Whether I paint on board, linen, or canvas I prime my substrate with four sanded smooth coats of gesso. I then make a preliminary pencil drawing on tracing paper and transfer it to the substrate. I attempted to paint this … Continue reading →

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The Most Patriotic Artist of All

When I think of artists in America that painted the American spirit consistently in (I want to say all) most of his compositions, I think of one of my favorite artist–Norman Rockwell. It is hard not to see the … Continue reading →

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Art is my Job~Progressing Art Through Awareness

Ever since I retired two years ago I’ve made art my job, but it has always been a constant pleasure. It’s just no longer a hobby. I spend a lot of time visiting galleries, surfing the web, visiting artists web … Continue reading →

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Painting and Drawing Effects of Perspective

When considering effects of perspective on the human body, the horizon line usually represents the furthest visible distance and is at the viewers eye level. An artist decides arbitrarily where to place the line and it is usually decided according … Continue reading →

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Tips for Sketching With Pencil and Watercolor

Hurry>>>Be sure to sign up for the Art Center Information newsletter and enter the drawing to win a free coffee table art book.>>> Sketches, whether with pencil (graphite or colored) or watercolor, are plans of attack for a painting. Many … Continue reading →

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I’m Musing Up My Next Masterpiece

Be sure to sign up for the Art Center Information newsletter and enter the drawing to win a free coffee table art book.>>> Did I say that I’m musing up my next masterpiece? What does that mean? If you are … Continue reading →

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Tips on Being Your Own Art Critic

Be sure to enter at the upper right for the informative Art Center Information newsletter and take a chance to win a beautiful art table coffee book>>> As an artist, the first person to be excited and like your painting … Continue reading →

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It Was Not Edward Hopper’s Painting, Gas, That Inspired Me

It was not Edward Hopper’s painting, Gas, that inspired my painting, The Old Woodie, but it was much of Edward Hopper’s works together that did. Edward Hopper was an artist in the Realist tradition, painting passionately his interpretation of the … Continue reading →

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