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Great painters never stop drawing while they paint. Degas, for example, would re-draw the positions of hands, heads, and limbs again and again — sometimes
Every painter, no matter their experience level, eventually hits a plateau. It’s that unsettling feeling of painting regularly, yet not seeing progress. You might feel
There is always a great deal of curiosity around old master painting techniques and how to replicate them. The work they created was so incredibly
Many of us dream of endless hours in the studio, but the reality is that life often gives us only short windows of time to
When you look at a great painting, you might first notice the subject, the brushwork, or the colors. But the reason why the painting stands
When we think of great painters, we often imagine them with a brush in hand, hovering over a canvas. But what we often overlook is—many
Plein air painting while traveling often comes with its own set of challenges, and my recent trip to Portugal’s Douro Valley was no exception. The
One of the most powerful (and often overlooked) tools in a painter’s development isn’t a brush, medium, or a technique. It’s curiosity. We tend to
Painting loosely can be one of the most freeing and invigorating ways to approach your work. But what does it really mean to “paint loose”?
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