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Still Life Painting With An Old Gumball Machine
An older Carousel gumball machine was a great model for this particular still life painting. It didn't move, wither, complain, smell, or take a break. It didn't even ask for money, although I couldn't...
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The One Thing You Need Besides Artistic Talent Is…
The world is full of people with talent. Talent in all walks of life. Artists, writers, musicians, singers, designers, etc. If you have many years under your belt at all, you've heard the "he's so...
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Meet Painter Mary Maxam, You’ll Be Glad You Did
I'd like to introduce you to North Idaho painter Mary Maxam. If you know of Mary's work, then you know her paintings are full of beautiful, rich color, deliberate brushstrokes and a certain energy...
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Make Smarter Paintings By Reading These 15 Quotes About Composition
This article about composition was inspired by this one quote from the late, great Howard Pyle: "After the first hour of work, your lay-in should kill at a hundred yards." Whoa! With that sentence in...
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10 Reasons To Still Love the Art of Frank Frazetta
Like an old friend that comes to visit every few years, I have dug out my old Frank Frazetta books and wiped off the dust. There they are. The warriors, women and creatures born from a creative mind...
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Product Review – How to Paint Realistic Oil Paintings Step-by-Step
Have you ever wanted to paint realistic paintings, but weren't sure if you could, or even how to go about it? If you are a beginning or intermediate oil painter and you want to learn how to paint...
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Art Prints – Canvas or Paper, Does Any Body Care?
Do people really care what material your fine art prints are produced on? All this talk over the last few years about "limited edition giclee′ fine art prints" and how these prints look like the...
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CashArtBlog Art Notes for May 2013
Straight from the CashArtBlog news desk... Artist Mary Maxam announced on her website that her painting "Fair Day" has been accepted into the Oil Painter's of America Salon show, which will be in June...
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9 Ways To Make Yourself More Interesting
Is being interesting natural or a skill that can be improved upon? Are you interesting to other people? Do you find yourself being left out in the cold when it comes to conversations and general...
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Maximize Each Piece of Art You Create
Are you getting the most from that new piece of art you just created? After all, you've prepared, thought, created and completed something that is unique to you. What now? A gallery, website, or...
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Another Still Life Painting – Autumn Theme with Carnival Squash
Whether your still life painting, landscape painting, taking photos or just living your life, the visual inspiration of fall is a full-blown carnival for the senses. There is so much natural beauty in...
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Patriotic Art for the 4th of July
How about a little patriotic art for the 4th of July? Independence Day in America is a celebration, and should be a lot more than an appliance sale, a used car deal, or a special on a big screen...
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Patriotic Art & The Protester…Happy 4th of July
Do patriotic art and the protester have anything in common? Yes indeed. That doesn't mean they are friends however. A patriot can be a protester, a protester can be a patriot, and they can both...
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Still Life Painting Featuring my Grade School Lunch Box
For this still life painting my old lunch box from grade school was called in for duty, thermos and all. It's been sitting around all these years waiting for something to do besides hold old baseball...
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15 Interesting Notes about Frank Tenney Johnson
Many people have seen some of the paintings of Frank Tenney Johnson, but most know very little about this great painter. Like many successful painters, Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939) lived an...
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Still Life Painting with Pansies
If you would have asked me three years ago if I would ever paint a still life painting with pansies as the subject matter, I would have told you that you have been inhaling way to many paint...
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Thanksgiving and Gratitude – 12 Worthwhile Quotes
What exactly is gratitude anyway? It's not a word heard often these days. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought I would set the table and offer up a modest banquet of quotes about...
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Cannon Beach Oregon – Good for your heArt & Soul
Just about any beach can be good, but Cannon Beach, Oregon can soothe your soul and make you want to throw away your day job and car keys in about two minutes flat. If you have never been to Cannon...
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The New Most Expensive Painting by an American is…
A new record dollar amount for an American painting was realized on December 4, 2013. The gavel came down at $46 million dollars during Sotheby's American Art auction in New York for Norman...
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Great Subject Matter for an Oil Painting – An Apple Orchard
The subject matter for an oil painting is everywhere, even in an apple orchard. When there are grand mountains, beautiful lakes and wide rivers all around me, why take time to paint an oil painting of...
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