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Considering Texture and Pattern

A good picture painted or drawn is like a living experience. It allows the artists mood to be vivid for the viewer. However, until details of texture and pattern are added it is not a complete composition no matter how … Continue reading →

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Tip: Find Your Next Painting Within Your Last Painting

While I was painting the picture, Winter Farm, some years ago, I kept having a nagging feeling that there was a lot more than meets the eye to this old Ohio farmhouse. There was a certain rustic presence about the … Continue reading →

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