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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Watercolor Paintings That Bore The Pants Off People!
When I first began painting, I started in oils. They seemed bright and vivid to me. Watercolors, on the other hand, seemed washed out, insipid and boring. All pastel, no contrast. Then I discovered GOOD watercolor paintings! Colors jumped off … Continue reading
Posted in Painting Techniques and Lessons
Tagged art instruction, birds, central park, cheap joe, demonstration, drawing, fish, landscape, lessons, marlin, mountains, nature, new york, painting, photographs, sailfish, watercolor
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Art Fraud in Reverse – You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
This week the art world was rocked by the discovery of an authentic Van Gogh painting. Originally declared a fake, hidden away in shame in an attic for decades, tested again and declared a fake, it finally emerges, thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Art Styles
Tagged 7vDnrThCWzCjc_-xL44P32_WZLI, andrew mellon, art fraud, forgery, fraud, gaugin, masters paintings, metropolitan museum, painting, van gogh, vermeer, watercolor
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The Virgin Artist – Watercolor Art Supplies for Beginners
All artists have had “firsts”. Every first-time art class or workshop starts with a materials list from the instructor. Every art book begins with a chapter on “materials” and the artist usually offers his or her own favorite palette colors. … Continue reading
Posted in Painting Techniques and Lessons
Tagged arches, beginners, brushes, cold press, demonstrations, lessons, natural, novice, paint, paint colors, painting, palette, paper, rice paper, sable, school, squirrel, supplies, synthetic, tubes, watercolor
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