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Guidelines for commissioned art
Creating a specific work of art for a client can » Read More
One way, or many?
Truth is debatable, changeable and up for grabs. Really, truth is » Read More
PleinAir Live
I’m honored to be back for my second year with » Read More
What’s the concept?
The great, Paul Strisik, former master artist and teacher, urged » Read More
Top artists answer questions about plein air painting – Part 2
“Landscape painting is a timeless expression of » Read More
Top artists answer questions about plein air painting – Part 1
In order to create a quality painting outdoors in front of the subject, an » Read More
The amazing Italians
What is it with the Italians, anyway? How » Read More
Creating “Uncertainty”
Do you like uncertainty? I suppose some people » Read More
Norman Rockwell
When I was going for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in » Read More
Frederic Rodrigo Gruger – Illustrator from the Golden Age
The last quarter of the 1800s in America produced, what seems » Read More
John Francis Murphy – American tonalist
Exactly 100 years ago yesterday » Read More