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Improve Color Harmony in Paintings by Studying Hiroshi Yoshida
Hiroshi Yoshida was a 20th-century Japanese artist who's skill as a woodblock printer was unmatched.
I base most of what I know of color off this artist's work.
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Adding Figures to Plein Air Paintings
Once in a while I run into people who are Plein Air Purists who insist that if the object was not in front of you the entire time you're painting, then it's not a Plein Air painting.
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No More Broken Palette Knives
After breaking palette knives, one after another, sometimes after only a week or day of use, I can finally endorse a palette knife.
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Isolating Values and Colors when Plein Air Painting
This is a Value/Color Isolator I make for my workshop participants.
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Step-by-Step
Plein Air Painting Demo
Here are some process shots from a painting I did this spring in New Harmony, Indiana.
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Choosing a Plein Air Rig
For those of you who might be shopping for a Plein Air Rig, here are some suggestions for a plein air easel based on how often you paint.
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I am a failed artist.
I scrape my paintings. I admit it, and I do so often. So did John Singer Sargent (a scraping fool!), but I guess that makes him a failed artist as well. The list of other scraping artists goes on and on.
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West Baden Paint Out
The light behind the columns broke thru the trees and filtered past the structure. It was clear to me that this was about warms and cools,
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Landscape Painting and Atmospheric Perspective
This is a little painting I did close to where I live. I stopped to paint it noticing first the atmosphere as a result from the heat of the day. It is my opinion, as well as some other artists, that atmosphere in a landscape painting is essential to express depth.
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Traveling for Painting Inspiration
Lot Yachts, isn't really about yachts or lots. It's about the light. My paintings will always be about light and shadow as well as
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