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Sunset Mooring, Nova Scotia , by William H. Hays, 2004, oil, 38 x 28. With summer in full swing, I've been spending as much time as possible outdoors, going to concerts and plays, walking from place to place when I do my errands, and just finding every excuse for an outdoor excursion. Plein air painting...
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Looks Like Heaven by John Budicin, 2002, oil, 32 x 40. Collection The California Club, Los Angeles, California. Almost any artist will tell you that there's a certain appeal to working outdoors that can't be found anywhere else. With summer in full swing, many of us have left our studios for...
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Reading Chair, Sims House by Ronald Lewis, 1996, acrylic, 18 x 14. Courtesy Bryant Galleries, Jackson, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Paintings of the sheer peaks of the Alps or serpentine glimmer of the Hudson River showcase the awe-inspiring characteristics of the natural world. But there’s...
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El Mercado by Mark Haworth, 2006, oil, 16 x 20. Private collection. Winter Stream by Denise LaRue Mahlke, 2008, pastel, 14 x 18. Private collection. I’ve spent way too much time in murky classrooms looking at slides, slides, and more slides. I’m convinced that the entire academic field of...
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Artist Jove Wang uses a source photo to transfer his composition to canvas. One of the best conversations I’ve had about art wasn’t with an artist. It wasn’t with an art historian, curator, or gallery owner, either. It was with a mechanical engineer. We went from discussing his latest...
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I’ve never heard of a painting marathon or an Iron Man competition for artists, but if there were such a thing, Kevin Macpherson would be a title contender. In 1996, Macpherson decided to challenge himself by creating a painting from one vantage point—overlooking the pond just outside his...
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I recently joined a gym in my neighborhood, with the hopes of working off some of those extra holiday pounds that seem to wear out their welcome around this time every year. My schedule is pretty busy, so I try to streamline my visits, making a beeline for the treadmill as soon as I arrive. Occasionally...
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Our newest free eBook, “24 Tips to Learn How to Paint a Plein Air Landscape,” is now available to download, and in it you’ll find tips on how to get started working en plein air and how to improve your en plein air painting technique.Featured artist Donald Demers emphasizes the importance...
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‘Tis the time of the year when galleries across the country host their annual holiday exhibitions, giving artists, dealers, and collectors the opportunity to gather around great art and share some Christmas cheer. Whether these shows are organized around a winter theme; feature small, more affordable...
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A great landscape painter recently introduced me to the work of early-20 th -century artist Philip Alexius de László (1869 – 1937), whom up until that point I was not aware of. It came at a particularly apropos time, when I was developing a keen interest in the Victorian and early...
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The basic set of supplies John Hulsey uses when painting on location. The recent spat of wet weather in New York has made it difficult to get outside to paint, but that doesn’t mean we in the American Artist offices haven’t been thinking about it. Sometimes those changing leaves are just...
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The American Artist editors have reviewed the submissions for the Showcase Your State: North Carolina contest, and below are the four chosen finalists. Whether it was expansive views of the Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from the Highlands; still, serene marshlands at sunset; open, sunny fields filled...
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Lake Louise Steps 2008, pastel, 24 x 18. Collection the artist. By subtly layering pastel, Marlene Wiedenbaum creates a luscious and convincing sense of the world. by John A. Parks In her pastel painting Path With Trees to Hidden Pond, Marlene Wiedenbaum presents a resplendent view of a glade whose rich...
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I admit that I am not one who adores painting on location. If the truth be known, when I visit a national park, I'd rather be exploring and walking around—taking photos of everything that strikes my interest. Oh yes, I've paid my dues by lugging my oil painting equipment to remote vistas...
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Yesterday, as the articles from the upcoming winter issue of Workshop magazine circulated around the editors’ desks, I was struck by how many high-quality artists are featured in this issue and what valuable advice they offer readers through their teaching. I was especially taken with the landscape...