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Friday, November 20, 2020

Flashback Friday: John Singer Sargent & The Atelier Methods of Carolus-Duran (his teacher)

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Jane & Wilfred de Glehn in Italy by Sargent (detail) This is a previously published article from my older blog thinkingaboutpainting.blo...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Painting Without Solvents - More Tips for Oil Painters!

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I recently received an email from a reader, asking a question about solvent-free oil painting: * I have re-published the article referr...
Monday, November 16, 2020

Eco-Friendly Brush Washing for Oil Painters

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Save the Environment Brush Washing Method This is a re-post of an article, from my previous blog, "T...
Monday, January 20, 2020

Daily Painting: Frequent Practice is Essential for Mastery

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Don't let anything get in the way of your daily art practice! As a born perfectionist and over thinker, I am not really a huge ...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Time Lapse Palette Knife Impressionist Oil Painting Demo - Abstract Land...

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Painting demonstration, speeded up from "Fun With Knives" workshop.
Saturday, February 02, 2019

Oil Painting of Cat - Time Lapse - Alla Prima Colour

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This painting started as a demo for a workshop. You may be surprised at how I started this one, as I use a very colourful, transparent u...
Saturday, January 26, 2019

Painting White Hydrangeas in Oil Without Solvents - See all the Stages!

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A few weeks ago, I taught a workshop on painting hydrangeas. I could not have chosen a more difficult image to demonstrate! The r...
Thursday, November 01, 2018

Water Lilies - See The Painting in Progress!

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November 1, 2018 UPDATE: Here is the next layer of this painting on the top - basically I just added thick light areas to the petals, so...

Painting the Realistic Landscape

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If you are wondering how this one turned out, please see the top image.  I lightened the sky, greyed out the distant shrub...
Friday, September 28, 2018

Landscape WIP - sky needs to be lighter, ground greener

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Here is yet another start that awaits my final decisions. I know already that the sky needs to be lighter...I will add some white, perhap...
Friday, September 21, 2018

Large Loose Floral in Acrylic WIP

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I am still working on this one. I started big, bold and splashy and now I am stymied. I always had in mind to layer a lot of different col...
Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Acrylic Floral Hydrangea Landscape 24x24 Gallery Wrap - On the Beach

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This was another demo in acrylic in my "Large and Loose Florals" class. This one is not quite as big as some we did, it is 24 x...
Monday, September 03, 2018

Pink Tulips in Acrylic - Work in Progress - See All the Steps!

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Pink Tulips - 16 x 16 Acrylic on Canvas As long as a painting remains in my custody it is never finished. This one started out as an...
Sunday, September 02, 2018

Painting Big and Loose!

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Pink Roses - 42 x 42 inches Acrylic on Canvas  This past spring I decided on a change of pace by teaching a class all about painting lar...
Saturday, September 01, 2018

September Means a 30 Day Painting Challenge!

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No. 1: Calendula Bouquet - 9 x 12 Oil on Belgian Linen It is now September 1st and time to get back to work. Every fall, Leslie Saeta ...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Silk Plants Direct: Decor, Events & Painting Still Life Flowers!

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 I recently was made aware of a great resource for anyone who loves gorgeous decorative silk flowers and green plants so wanted to share! ...
Thursday, March 01, 2018

Oil Sketch - Fitness at Hippocrates Health Institute

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Every morning when I head to the gym at Hippocrates Health Institute (where I am taking a course) I admire this lush floral vine over the...
Saturday, February 17, 2018

Life is Bowl of Cherries

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7x7 inches, oil on canvas panel I have drawings and paintings stacked up  at home, waiting to be photographed and posted, but here is my...