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James Frederick…the Great Artist

As when a tree’s cut down, the secret root live underground, and thence new branches shoot~John Dryden. I’ll never forget the summer a few years ago, when I visited my daughter, my grandchildren, and my son-in-law in Texas. I especially … Continue reading →

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Art is The Job

Art is my job now, and has been since I retired a few years back from over forty-six years with a sales management career in business. I knew all along that when I retired, I would find a way to … Continue reading →

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Why Paint People?

Recently, my grand-daughter, Olivia, sent me a Facebook message mentioning she was ready to get back into her art, now the wedding was over and she was back from her honeymoon. She asked if I had some suggestion of what … Continue reading →

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Red Barn Texas Wedding Part Deux

My wife, Nancy, and I zipped down to Texas on March 5th to spend time with my daughter and her husband as they prepared for my Grand-daughter’s wedding which was to be held on their estate in an old red … Continue reading →

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Tips: Drawing and Painting Heads and Faces

In a drawing or painting where a person is displayed, the head probably has more to do with its acceptance than anything else. Though the overall figure may be splendid, the viewer will not look past a badly constructed face. … Continue reading →

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Tip to Capture the Moment

There are those unaware that Pablo Picasso usually started his paintings with carefully executed and realistic drawings. Later he would paint over the drawings as his study of the subject progressed and deepened. This was not unusual for artists of … Continue reading →

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Art Center Informations’s Weekly Review for 8/6 thru 8/11/2012

On Monday, August 6: We presented the coffee table art book we are going to give away in a random drawing, ART, features over 2500 paintings and sculptures from around the world, from prehistory to the 21st century. Absolutely beautiful. … Continue reading →

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As Artists, Who Are We?

How can we as artists find the “who am I?” within us? Trying to find the originality, or voice, in our art is the great quest of many artists. Nearly every successful artist has a particular interest or passion that … 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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A Graphite Drawing Discussion With Artist, R. D. Burton

Regrettably, the photograph of this picture shows camera flash, but it is still good enough to show here. I’d asked the private collector to take a picture and e-mail it to me, so it is sort of washed down a … Continue reading →

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