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Texture Techniques: When to hold back, when to let go

I want to share something exciting about creating texture in your art. Have you ever noticed how some surfaces feel richer and more alive than others? The secret often happens…

Stage 5 Mastery: How To Have Mastery In Art

How many hours in a life does it take to master something? In Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book “Outliers” he opines that the number is 10,000. I am not sure this is accurate as it doesn’t take quality of practice or intention as a factor. It does, of course, take passion,…

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Start, Differently

A great way to begin a painting is to start putting down marks completely different from what you normally do. It’s refreshing and can push your work in new, unexpected directions. How do you start?

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Is your Art in Rhythm with you?

Are you finally getting in the rhythm with your Art? The fourth stage of Creative development is called Rhythm and it is when this occurs. Are you in this stage? And if you are how do you tell? There are 5 recognizable stages in creative development: Stage 1 AWAKENING Stage…

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