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Day Two #30paintingsin30days Challenge; Abstracted: Espresso No Milk V2

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Abstracted; its like busting loose or dancing on the edge. Its about “flying” into the unknown. But, you do have a support system defined by experience, intuition and wit. Fortunately! Abstracted! Hi! Today’s painting is my busting loose, abstracted version of yesterday’s still life. Its a little bit intimidating to abstract, but its also […]

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Painting Challenge: Day One, Espresso No Milk

Day One, New Painting Challenge: #30paintingsin30days February 2018

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Still Painting! The drawing and painting challenge is over. What to do next? Continue painting! Going for 60 plus days! Changing Challenges. Greetings! Yesterday marked the end of the Strada Easel 31 Drawings and Paintings From Life January challenge. And, today is the start of the Saeta Studio’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge.

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Day 26 & 25, Strada Easel Challenge; Rose Colored Glasses

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About The Easel. Greetings! Only five days left in the Strada Easel January Challenge! This month seems to be flying by all of a sudden! Life became busy and next thing I know, its Day 26! Recently, I was asked the question “what makes a Strada Easel so special?” What an excellent question

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Lemon With Tea Bag: Day Four, Strada Easel January 31 Day Challenge

31 in January, Acrylic, Still Life

Add Lemon. Lemon and tea just go together like pepper and salt. So, on day 4 of Strada Easel’s challenge, I added a wedge to my tea bag still life. I rarely have a fresh one in the refrigerator, but today I did. So, it was inevitable that a wedge or slice would wind up

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Day Two: Tea Bag, Strada Easel 31 in January Challenge

31 in January, Acrylic, Still Life

Greetings! Yes, I’m tea bag-ging it for Day 2 of the #stradaeasel challenge. I think its too early to say anything profound about the challenge. Rather, I will just acknowledge day two and move on to the next. Nix Perfection. That being said, note to self: don’t get too picky about the details. Big

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#StradaEasel Challenge Day 1: Buddhist Prayer Ring & Box

31 Day #StradaEasel Challenge; Draw Or Paint From Life (Day One)

31 in January, Acrylic, Still Life

Challenge Time. Hi! I’m joining in the #StradaEasel January 31 Day Challenge! The idea is to draw or paint from life every day then post the work to a personal facebook page. Then, at the end of the month, those artists who have completed the challenge are entered in a drawing for a Strada easel.

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“Espresso Time-R” at Rogue Gallery’s Annual Member’s Exhibition

Art News

Greetings! I am pleased to say that my painting “Espresso Time-R” is in the 2017 Annual Member’s Exhibition at the Rogue Gallery. Exhibition Details. This is to let you know the where and when of the show. Location: Rogue Gallery and Art Center, 40S Bartlett St., Medford OR Opening Reception: Friday, November

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Deconstructing A Realistic Painting Toward Abstraction

Acrylic, How To..., Still Life

Lessons Learned From Gabriel Mark Lipper’s Deconstructing Class. For most of February and March of this year, I have participated in art instructor Gabriel Mark Lipper’s “Deconstructing a Painting” Class. Hmmm, I don’t recall if he actually had a title for the course. In any case, seems to me that we called it the deconstructing

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Motivation – What Gets Me Going & Keeps Me Going

Acrylic, Just Thinking, Still Life

Motivation – That Which Keeps Me Working. Hi! I have been wondering how personal motivation contributes to overcoming artist block. Put another way, I would like to examine what motivates me and keeps me plugging away at my art. By looking at what motivates me, both positive and not so positive, I might learn something about making art

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“Torsten On Bass” Watermedia Painting Series

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Challenge Welcome to Day Four of the 3-paintings-per-day-for-five-day (3-4-5) FB challenge! Today I'm featuring my "Torsten on Bass" series, and for a blog bonus, I'm adding a fourth piece. (Thank you Myrna Wacknov for inviting me to participate in the challenge).

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