Breaking out of a painting rut sometimes requires a little
more oomph than just adding another color to your palette or going from a still
life to a figure painting. Sometimes your whole process needs an overhaul. A
few years ago, artist Francis Di Fronzo took a fairly drastic measure to take
his work to a new level. He set aside the traditional painting brush for a tool
of his own invention-a "comb" with individual hairs seated along a length of
wood.
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