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View more examples of how New Jersey painter David Ahlsted renders the world with geometric lucidity and brilliant color in this online exclusive gallery. Tankers and Refineries on the Delaware 1994, oil, 36 x 84. Collection New Jersey State House, Trenton, New Jersey. Delaware River at Camden, New Jersey...
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This California-based artist uses a 19th-century palette to create a nostalgic atmosphere in his paintings. by John A. Parks Entrance 2003, oil, 40 x 30. Courtesy Morseburg Galleries, West Hollywood, California. Warren Chang paints scenes from two very industrious worlds: the agricultural enterprises...
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Ned Mueller discussed how to properly mix the right colors with which to convey a scene. by Bob Bahr “Many students want to learn as much as they can in an expedient manner, but it does take some years to achieve a fairly competent level,” says Mueller. “Remember, the Old Masters worked...
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In the winter 2006 issue of Workshop magazine, we explored how James M. Sulkowski showed students how to paint people posing in lush garden scenes during his Pennsylvania workshop. In this online exclusive gallery, we offer more of his oil paintings. Fox Hut 2002, oil on canvas, 16 x 24. All artwork...
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The James A. Michener Museum, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, will present this retrospective of work by Pennsylvania Impressionist Harry Leith-Ross through March 4. Poetry in Design: The Art of Harry Leith-Ross Through March 4 James A. Michener Art Museum Doylestown, Pennsylvania (215) 340-9800 An illustrated...
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In the winter 2006 issue of Workshop magazine, we offered an inside look into Montana painter Ned Mueller's plein air workshops. Here, we showcase his figurative and landscape paintings as well as a few drawings. Norwegian Summer 2006, oil, 11 x 14. Courtesy the National Cowboy and Western Heritage...
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In the winter 2006 issue of Workshop , John A. Parks tackled what is arguably the most difficult subject matter: how to organize color to paint the nature of light. We present an excerpt from the article with Park's advice about the basic principles behind painting figures in landscapes. Parks narrowed...
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While on location at the Forbes Trinchera Ranch, in Colorado, Ruth L. Beeve used watercolor and water-soluble oil to capture a variety of subjects. Back in her California studio, she uses those studies as the basis for more ambitious graphite drawings and oil paintings. by M. Stephen Doherty Flowers...
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It's understood that a career in the visual arts can be personally fulfilling and professionally risky. That's why most people work secure 9-to-5 jobs and enjoy drawing and painting during evenings and weekends. But those limited hours just aren't enough for many people, especially those...
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In this excerpt from the fall 2006 issue of Drawing , David Mayernik discusses how copying the work of Old Masters trains his taste so he can draw and paint original work with the classical beauty he reveres. by Bob Bahr For David Mayernik , who has gone far beyond drawing basics , copying the work of...
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Josh Elliott, one of the artists featured in the February 2007 issue of American Artist , has painted snow in Montana quite a bit, but excitement still creeps into his voice when he discusses snow’s beauty and challenge. Here he offers some tips on painting snow. by Bob Bahr Josh Elliott has painted...
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In the winter 2006 issue of Workshop magazine, Ned Mueller taught students how to use color effectively in their paintings. We offer Muller's comments on student work that was completed during the workshop. by Bob Bahr Before After Mueller asked for this student’s brush and began making several...
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In the February 2007 issue of American Artist , New York artist Judith Pond Kudlow followed a disciplined approach to representing objects and people exactly as they appear. We offer more of her oil paintings in this online exclusive gallery. Il Verde di Napoli II 2006, oil, 36 x 18. All artwork this...
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In the February 2007 issue of American Artist , we explored how Rick Hansen painted landscapes and still lifes that reflected the way things appear at one moment in time. Here, we offer more of his paintings in this online exclusive gallery. Backwater View 2004, oil, 9 x 12. All artwork this gallery...
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In the February 2007 issue of American Artist , we explored how oil painter Josh Elliott painted tones and designs in his landscapepaintings. Here, we offer more of Elliott's picturesque scenes, including several of what he calls his "tone poems." "The ideas behind these paintings...