It has probably reached a whopping 34 degrees here over the past week and with the mix of freezing rain and the onset of a bug I caught, I just really have not felt like painting. About 2 or 3 times a year this happens to me. So for a week and a half I have not been in to my studio, which...

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As an artist I know that the cold, hard truth to getting better at art is to do it. I feel it is important to also focus on the fact that an important part of this process is to not only to experiment with your own ideas but to also experiment by recreating previous works of art. You may think 'Why on earth...

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My wonderful Cairn terrier who tolerates me painting in my studio for hours on end. She actually gets super excited when I ask her if she wants to go to 'the studio'. Of course once we are there and some of the other painters aren't around she quickly realizes it will be a day of lazily lying around, but she is also a...

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I am so thankful for my studio and the wonderful gift I have been given in being able see the world and create art that represents it, and with that said I am off to paint! ...

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I just finished another Still Life workshop and it is really becoming a favorite subject of mine. It is so nice to add diversity and the technique used is so different, yet also similar, that it activates my brain in different ways, and even brings to light things which I have learned but have yet to have had 'click'. Remember there is no...

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Over the past 2 years I have rediscovered my love and passion for creating art. I took a long hiatus after being unsatisfied with my work, but thankfully I felt a calling to try again and I have never been happier to have the brush re-marry my hand! I am taking workshop after workshop to continuously improve my work. ...

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