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Resistance, Rejection, and Recovery...Phases of an Artist's Life.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is that thing we have to do. Resistance...I call it the "R" word. It gets me in trouble more often than not. And, crazy as it may seem, it is usually my own resistance I find myself fighting against. I want...

Published 26 Jun 2012 3:39 PM by ShenShen210

Filed under: Mixed Media, Art
Push Away the Voice of Your Inner Critic

I feel so inundated with ideas from every single photo reference around me right now. Sometimes I am super inspired by them, but sometimes they make me want to put my paintbrush down because I get so overwhelmed by all the ways I can start painting from...

Published 24 May 2012 1:54 PM by ShenShen210

Filed under: how to paint, Painting, Mixed Media, Photo Reference, Art, Drawing Basics
A Small Price to Pay for a Life Lived Fully

As an artist, I often feel that I am more sensitive than others, or perhaps I am more in touch because I need to be so that my work will flow genuinely from my heart and allow me to respond from a deeper place. That is one of the reasons that I faced...

Published 17 May 2012 1:53 PM by ShenShen210

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Mixed Media, Color, Art, Drawing Basics
Are Artists Born—Or Made—To Mix Media?

"It may seem controversial, but I really think artists are born, not made," says Meagan Shein. Definitely bold words, especially coming from someone who has advanced degrees in fine art and art history. "It doesn't mean that the innate...

Published 28 Mar 2012 10:20 PM by Naomi E

Filed under: Pastel, Mixed Media, Art, Drawing Basics, Artist Daily
What's the Wisp?!

Elton , 11 x 14, mixed media on gesso board, 2011. Yesterday was an interesting day for me. I thought I was near finished with a painting I had been working on for over three months, but when I sent it over to my agent in New York, who I call my third...

Published 6 Feb 2012 10:25 PM by ShenShen210

Filed under: how to paint, Painting, Watercolor Painting, Mixed Media, Photo Reference, Art, Drawing Basics
Working Through My Moods

BlueBillie by Shen, acrylic on claybord, 18 x 24. I am finding myself in a little bit of a battle with the blues. Whenever I'm feeling down, I find it especially difficult to create. However, I am learning more and more as I get older that it is important...

Published 3 Jan 2012 12:12 AM by ShenShen210

Filed under: Acrylic Painting, Mixed Media, Art, Drawing Basics
May I Introduce Rose Frantzen?

Up the Block by Rose Frantzen, oil painting, 40 x 50. Rose Frantzen: Weekend With the Masters Instructor Rose Frantzen 's peers hold her in especially high regard as an artist's artist. In her 25 years as a full-time painter, she has also gained...

Published 1 May 2011 2:15 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Mixed Media, How to Draw People, Art, Drawing Anatomy
Never Stop Learning

Some of my artist friends regret that they never attended an art college or university. It might surprise some of you to know that I majored in art at a large university and have a bachelor's degree in fine-art education. Being able to share my experiences...

Published 6 Nov 2009 6:00 AM by Lori Woodward

Filed under: Mixed Media, Art, Drawing Basics

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