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  • 9 Woodblock Prints by Hiroshi Yoshida

    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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  • Bicyclists Painting

    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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  • Broken palette knives

    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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  • Painting Value and Color Finder/Isolator

    Isolating Values and Colors when Plein Air Painting

    This is a Value/Color Isolator I make for my workshop participants.

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  • Painting of Spring Field at New Harmony First Brush of Spring

    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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  • Strada Easel setup with Winter Plein Air Painting by Troy Kilgore

    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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  • Palette Scraper on Painted Palette

    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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  • Apollo Spring at West Baden Springs Hotel

    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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  • Summer Field Painting by Troy Kilgore

    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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  • Painting of Boats on Trailers by Troy Kilgore

    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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