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Versatility
I began my career painting with oils and I believe I will always be an oil painter. I sometimes wonder if what you start with is always your favorite medium or if it makes a difference. I have tried acrylics and watercolors and always end up back with oils.
Oil paints are made with [...]
Tis the Season
Hey everyone, this is the time of year for great photo opportunities, especially of little children. I am thinking of course of future portraits to be painted. When those little ones are all dressed up by the Christmas tree or opening a gift, get down on their level to get a great [...]
Let’s Get Back to Blogging
I apologise to all who were enjoying my blog. I didn’t realize anyone was following it and thus it took a very low degree of importance in “stuff to get done”. So I am thrilled to know people are reading and learning from me!!
I thought today I would write to the tremendous and [...]
Todays Technology
Hi everyone,
I have been enjoying my classes with senior adults so much. A discussion was held recently on the marvels of modern technology and the uses of it for the modern day artist.
I feel strongly that life evolves and that art should evolve along with it. Why not use modern technology available to us today, [...]
More on Brushes
I am going to continue my discussion on oil paint brushes as I have had several more thoughts after finishing my last post.
I don’t ever encourage a new student to use student grade anything; by that I mean brushes or paint. Someone who has painted for a long time can produce fabulous work using inferior [...]
