Try Plein Air Painting This Summer… Get Outdoors!
Summer and the longest days of the year have arrived; it’s the perfect time to get out for some fresh air, to relax, and to…
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Find Your Inspiration And Create Original Work!
When first learning to paint, I wanted my paintings to look exactly like the references I used. I desperately hoped to acquire skills and technique…
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From Pretty Good To Better Composition!
Only occasionally, as artists, do we discover a perfectly designed composition we’d like to paint. More often, we find an appealing image that needs some…
Find Free-To-Use Reference Photographs for Painting…
Before using the following list of online image resources, consider all the dangers and pitfalls of painting from other people’s (or any online) photographs. (See…
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Properly Using A Photograph As A Painting Reference.
Getting outdoors and painting directly from nature can be very enjoyable. You get a feel for your surroundings – colors, smells, temperature, atmosphere, light, and…
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Lee Muir-Haman Watercolor Painting 