Fill in the Blank

January 31, 2025 - To a painter, the canvas or paper is blank. It is a vast, open space filled with endless possibilities and potential. No...
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Artistic style?

January 30, 2025 - As far as a painter's artist style is concerned, it is the expression of a distinctive personality characteristic, uniqu...
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Color, The Painters Third Eye

January 29, 2025 - Often, we hear of our third eye, the pineal gland. It is a small, pea-shaped gland located in the center of the brain, b...
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I Feel Like Painting Today

January 29, 2025 - Because I saw a mockingbird land on my deck, look around, and quickly fly away, I was struck by a simple yet profound re...
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Delete That Painting?

January 27, 2025 - Sure, I changed my mind. My first idea didn’t work out, and neither did my second one. Changing my mind isn’t something...
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Painting, The Unreal

January 27, 2025 - For example, my painting "Lily of the Valley," found in the Beautiful but Invasive gallery, is what I call an "abstracti...
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Observations From the Toilet Bowl- A Fun Book

January 27, 2025 - My sister has always had a gift for satire and irony. I've often called her our family's Erma Bombeck, a title she unque...
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Painting, Why Me?

January 26, 2025 - A Question Not Easily Answered What is it about painting that captivates me? It’s not a simple question to answer. For...
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Painting , Utilizing the Art of Introspection.

January 25, 2025 - Understanding Human Nature in Art It helps if the painter is able to deeply engage with and understand human nature, es...
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Selling Matted Prints

January 25, 2025 - So You Want to Start Selling Photographs as Prints This is a challenging undertaking. Many photographers are trying to e...
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Who Uses Color?

January 24, 2025 - R everse Subtraction Painting Everybody chooses shoes, ties, outfits, home interiors, vehicles, and so on by considerin...
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Who Says, Stay Centered?

January 23, 2025 - Artists Are Trained to Be Off-Center Many people say, "Get in formation!" But artists are trained to go their own way....
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Who invented the Saying "Hang Together?"

January 22, 2025 - "Icy Tree" – A Case Study in Balance and Composition The phrase “It is written” often evokes a sense of certainty and f...
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What, paint outside the lines?

January 22, 2025 - Growing Beyond the Lines: A Journey Through "Whorled Loosestrife" Growing up, I was always told to "color inside the li...
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What is Painter's Power?

January 22, 2025 - The Power of the Artist’s Vision: Painting Beyond Color As an artist, it’s not just about color, composition, or theme—...
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Beach Photos- Include the Ocean

January 21, 2025 - When photographing at the beach, no matter what your subject, I feel it's important to include the ocean in the composit...
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Who Says Colors Vibrate?

January 21, 2025 - T he Art of Red: Slowing Down to Speed Up the Creative Process In the realm of both science and art, color plays a prof...
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Who Are You, Artist?

January 20, 2025 - Who are you, artist? I have my own answer, for me, a growing painter. I paint because I am alive, I'm alive because I pa...
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What is Bias in Painting?

January 20, 2025 - Bias can be defined as a deviation from expectations of a value or the act of modifying an expected mean. Painting bias...
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What is Art Space? Vision within a vision.

January 20, 2025 - Art space is not the size or area of a painting but the size and area of any creative limitations. Think or assume in l...
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Is Blue Really Blue?

January 17, 2025 - Paint a small to medium sized color blue on your surface. Next to it paint some pink. The blue you just painted changed.
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Emotions of Painting Color

January 16, 2025 - When painting try not to think so much, if at all. Feel it. Given, subject matter does matter. To me the most intriguin...
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The Versatile Paint Brush

January 16, 2025 - As there are two sides to every story, there are two ends on every brush. The working end of a brush are the bristles, t...
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Art History Now

January 15, 2025 - Studying the various styles of images on the internet, TV, movies, photographs, magazines, catalogs and advertising, etc...
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White, a Color?

January 15, 2025 - Yes and no. To a painter, yes. To others, no. A bride, more than likely, is the exception. White has always been a symb...
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Art Costs and Freedom

January 15, 2025 - What does a pencil and a sheet of paper cost? Nothing. Now, draw something. Anything. Art surrounds us. Even the air. R...
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Painting the Oddity of Chaos: Abstract Realism

January 14, 2025 - That's odd! We say. That's chaos! We say. What does that mean to a painter? Simply stated it's "Oddos". A combining of...
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Art Sales... Ugh!

January 14, 2025 - I approach the subject of selling art like I would when beginning a painting- with an idea or inspiration... followed by...
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Painting: The Art of Discovery

January 13, 2025 - First, the artist's self. Second, the artist's vision. Third, the artistic message. Experience teaches artists to feel...
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Art as Illusion: Negative Space

January 13, 2025 - Artist-painters live in a self-made illusion created on a two dimensional surface. It is a medium that often sets artist...
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Do You Dream in Color?

January 11, 2025 - It's okay. Many people dream in color, especially artistic types of individuals. In my youth I discovered that my night...
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Painting: The Art of Emotions

January 10, 2025 - To me, painting is above all, an emotional experience. While painting, each brush stroke can communicate a feeling based...
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Birds, Bees and Butterflies

January 03, 2025 - Of course we are aware that the wildlife within the environment need our help. Here are some options for beginning to he...
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