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7 Lessons on Individual Expression
Portrait painter Stanka Kordic on exploring the path of most resistance, and the lessons she has learned along the way.
Still Life Spotlight: From the Hearth
Congratulations to Barbara S. Groff, whose work has been recognized in the PleinAir Salon.
Tangled Hierarchies
In his narrative oil paintings, Jay Senetchko invites the viewer to navigate a maze of strange loops. Tangled hierarchies of communal polytely and historical referencing conflate past, present, and future.
Still Life Painting: The Path from Ephemeral to Visual
Contemporary artist Terry Norris takes us through the concepts that inspire her traditional still life paintings, and the quickest and most effective way she has found to develop one's own vision and practical painting knowledge.
Do Your Paintings Look Stiff?
If your paintings look stiff, if your figures don’t turn, and objects appear flat and look like paper cut-outs, then perhaps you need to do this...
Juliette Aristides: Seeing Beauty in Everyday Life
The idea of seeing — truly seeing — is where Aristides wants her students to start, eventually finding their way to the creation of beauty, which she considers a “portal to meaning.”
Figure Drawing and Economy of Line
What if you had to pay for every line you drew? Learn how this artist uses "Penny Lines" and "Dollar Lines" to give each mark a hierarchy of importance.
3 Ways to Achieve Excellence in Art
Why do some artists get to a certain level and then stagnate, while others keep improving their entire lives? Here are three tips from William Schneider on how to continue to progress.
Step-By-Step Demonstration: Creating a Composition
Olga Krimon takes us through her painting process of creating a dynamic composition in four steps.
A Frame Maker’s Thoughts On Framing Paintings
Why framing is a critical element of your final piece of art, and how it's perceived by the world at large.