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My Favorite of all Time Favorite Mediums is Acrylics. Why?

My favorite medium is acrylics. Why? Acrylics are like no other medium. They can mimic most all other painting mediums on the market. You will learn to appreciate the scope of this delightful medium after testing all of the … Continue reading →

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Why Paint With Watercolor?

I have found the discipline of watercolors is the most useful means to aid your success with all other mediums. Of course, you can master any medium with enough study, practice, and instruction without ever touching the unforgiving medium. But … Continue reading →

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Vincent Desiderio’s “Cockaigne”

This 13-by-9-foot oil on canvas painting by Vincent Desiderio, entitled Cockaigne, is a massive work that took years in the creating. This painting begs the question of whether painting is meant to have any memory. The composition for this art … Continue reading →

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Tips to Draw Attention to Your Focal Point of Interest

As an artist, you want to paint your future masterpiece in an effort to draw interest to your main point of focus. There are certain things you can do to accomplish this. One is to surround the center of interest … Continue reading →

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Brief History of United States Murals

In 1934 the Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture was established. The main function of “the Section”, as it was later to be known, was to select quality art to decorate walls of buildings with murals. Unlike the Mexican muralists, … Continue reading →

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If your colors are too intense, neutralize them

Neutral colors can and will save a painting. Neutrals are often referred to as “optical grays”. They do not have specific names such as orange or blue, but they are created from the mixture of complement colors. Just as complements … Continue reading →

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Artist: Frederic Remington

When I was a teenager, I learned to appreciate the paintings and bronze sculptures of the artist, Frederic Remington. There are very few people before or since that have been able to depict Cowboys and Indians as well as Remington. … Continue reading →

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Using a Color Scheme in Landscape Paintings

The secondary color scheme using green, orange, and violet are especially good in landscape paintings. It is very good at creating harmony which landscapes paintings need to give you that inviting feeling of being able to walk right into them. … Continue reading →

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What Does Color Scheme Mean? Why Is It Important?

Color schemes are very valuable when trying to express yourself in a harmonious painting. There are a variety of these found on the triadic color wheel. Primary Color Scheme: Red, Yellow, and Blue. You can use primaries to neutralize … Continue reading →

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Pen and Ink Revisited

You may wonder when black drawing inks were invented. No one really knows for certain but experts generally agree it was more than four thousand years ago and may have been in both China and Egypt at around the same … Continue reading →

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