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  A Call to Artists - Perspectives No. 324
Sunrise at Tailgate RanchSaveSave
  Old Warriors - Perspectives No. 323
Thomas Paquette's BrushSaveSaveSave
  What Every Painter Should Know About Oil Brushes
Photo of John Husey with Long Oil Painting BrushSaveSave
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Greg LaRock
Roasted Reds, 16 x 20", Oil, © Greg LaRockSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Profile: Greg LaRock
Roasted Reds, 16 x 20", Oil, © Greg LaRockSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Green Death - Perspectives No. 322
19th Century Wallpaper by William MorrisSaveSave
  Timing is Everything - Perspectives No. 321
Watercolor by Joseph ZbukvicSave
  The Path of Totality - Perspectives No. 320
Solar Eclipse, 1851, Brengt NordenbergSave
  Morning on the Pond I - A Step-by-Step Oil Demonstration
Morning on the Pond I, 36 x 36", Oil, © John HulseyRead how John reaped unexpected rewards by
abandoning old methods and embracing change in his work.
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  Nocturne - LaRoque Gageac Step-by-Step Watercolor Demonstration
watercolor Nocturne of a village in France by John HulseyLearn the key steps to painting a successful
Nocturne landscape in watercolor.SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Glazing and Scumbling - Perspectives No. 319
Yacht Approaching the Coast, ca. 1840-45, J. M. W. TurnerSaveSaveSaveSave
  Regrets, I've Had a Few - Perspectives No. 318
The Original Madame X by SargentSaveSave
  Artists of the Ghost Army - Perspectives No. 317
Watercolor, Briey, 1945, by Ellsworth KellySaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Nocturne Painting Collection No. III
The NOil painting, Twilight Moon © Isaac Levitanocturne Painting Collection Number III contains three articles relating to painting at night, including "The Light of the Moon", Don't be Afraid of the Dark, A Primer on Night Painting" and "Fireflies". Learn about the Russian painter Isaac Levitan's nocturne paintings, take a short course on nighttime painting, and learn something fascinating about our brilliant nocturnal companions, the fireflies.Save
  Nocturne Painting Collection No. II
watercolor painting, Full Moon, Moraine Park, © John HulseyThe Nocturne Painting Collection Number II contains three articles related to nighttime painting including,
"The Master of Moonlight", "Exceptionally Cool Tools" and "The Purkinje Effect". Read about Frank Tenney Johnson and his famous western nocturnes, plot the Golden Hours for painting to your address and learn why we can't see all colors at night.
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  Nocturne Painting Collection No. I
oil painting, Moonrise Road ©John HulseyThe Nocturne Painting Collection Number I contains three articles related to painting at night, including "Nocturnes", "The Nature of Painting" and "The Blue Shift". Read about what you need to know to paint at night, Whistler's struggles in creating his famous nocturne paintings and why we perceive colors differently under moonlight.SaveSaveSaveSave
  Paper and Ink - Perspectives No. 316
Document Corrosion from Iron Gall InkSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Soaring - A Step-by-Step Watercolor Demonstration
watercolor painting, Soaring ©J. HulseyDiscover how to recapture your plein air
inspiration and build a successful watercolor.SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Dreamers - Perspectives No. 315
Scarborough © Malcolm LudvigsenSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Patrick Saunders
Mustang Sally's, 16 x 20", oil on panel © Patrick SaundersSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Profile: Patrick Saunders
Mustang Sally's, 16 x 20", oil on panel © Patrick SaundersFree Profile: Patrick SaundersSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Fireflies - Perspectives No. 314
Nocturne: Night Ramble-Fireflies © J. HulseySaveSaveSave
  Impressionism in America Collection
The Reader, 1910, Frank Weston BensonThe Impressionism in America Collection contains three in-depth illustrated articles including, "The Origins of Impressionism in America", "The Impressionists of Indiana - The Hoosier Group", and "California Impressionism". Read about the artists who first brought Impressionism to the United States, many of them studying first in France under the masters of the movement.
  Franz Bischoff - Perspectives No. 313
Vista Arroyo by Franz BischoffSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  California Impressionism
California Gold, 1924, William WendtSaveSaveSave
  Profile: Malcolm Ludvigsen

oil painting of ocean beach at Scarborough © Malcolm LudvigsenFree Profile: Malcolm Ludvigsen

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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Malcolm Ludvigsen
Scarborough beach painting © Malcolm LudvigsenSaveSaveSaveSave
  Turner's Gumtion - Perspectives No. 312
J.M.W. Turner, Venice: the Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore, 1834SaveSave
  Making Your Mark - Perspectives No. 311
Detail of Sorolla Painting, Vision of SpainSaveSaveSaveSave
  Conducting Metal - Perspectives No. 310
Red Wolf Bronze © J. HulseySave
  One Hundred Million Colors - Perspectives No. 309
Filters Used to Create Artificial TetrachromatsSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  How Edges Make a Painting Sing
oil painting of a girls with peachesOne of the most important techniques a painter can learn to recognize and employ is the artistic placement of edges. Knowing how and where to create a certain type of edge in a painting is essential to successful painting.
  Shall I Compare Thee? - Perspectives No. 308
Rainbow Lorikeets (creative commons)SaveSaveSaveSave
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Lorenzo Chávez
Here Comes the Sun, Pastel, 24 x 30", © Lorenzo ChavezSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Profile: Lorenzo Chávez
Here Comes the Sun, Pastel, 24 x 30", © Lorenzo ChavezFree Profile:
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  Racing the Sun - Perspectives No. 307
Summer Brome Study © John HulseySave
  Les Tournesols - Perspectives No. 306
Four Withered Sunflowers, Vincent van GoghSaveSaveSave
  From Plein Air to the Studio - Two Case Studies
Summer Brome with Summer Evening, 30 x 40" Oil Paintings, © John HulseySaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Bruce Evans Newman
Fortress, 18 x 24", Oil, © Bruce NewmanSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Profile: Bruce Evans Newman
Free PFortress, 18 x 24", Oil, © Bruce Newmanrofile:
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  The Gremlin Color - Perspectives No. 305
The Blue Pot, PIerre Bonnard, (fair use)SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Painting in a Fog - Perspectives No. 304
Fog Exercise ArtSaveSaveSave
  Passive Aggressive Art - Perspectives No. 303
King Cole Mural by Maxfield ParrishSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Ebb and Flow - Perspectives No. 302
Photograph of the Ocean © J. HulseySaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Ephemeral Beauty: Painting the Floral Still Life
Troubadours, 30 x 40", oil, © Ann TrustySave
  Endowment - Perspectives No. 301
Detail from The Creaton of Adam by MichelangeloSaveSaveSaveSave
  Profile: Dominik Baričević
Free PThe Blue Mountain, 12 x 16", WC, © Dominik Baricevicrofile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Dominik Baričević
The Blue Mountain, 12 x 16", WC, Dominik BaricevicSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  The Blue Shift - Perspectives No. 300
Nocturne, Railway Crossing, Chicago, 1892-93, Childe HassamSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Watercolor Brushes - The Real 411
The Adirondack Guide Winslow Homer Watercolor 1894Everything You Need to Know About Choosing a Watercolor BrushSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  The Rise of the Synthetic Weasel - Perspectives No. 299
Mustela sibirica by Johann Christian Daniel von SchreberSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Profile: Damien Gonzales
Free ProCandil, 8 x 12, © Damien Gonzalesfile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Damien Gonzales
Candil, 8 x 12, © Damien GonzalesSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Creativity Stew - Perspectives No. 298
Ring Nebula Hubble ImageSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Les Camoufleurs - Perspectives No. 297
Traditional French Military Uniforms 1914SaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  A Mountain of Canvases - Perspectives No. 296
Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect, 1903, Claude MonetSaveSaveSave
  The Nordic Painters of Skagen
Hip Hip Hurra, 1888, P. S. KroyerSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Michael Budden
Moonlit Evening, Central Park and the Plaza, Oil, 22 x 28", © Michael BuddenAn Interview with
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  Profile: Michael Budden
Moonlit Evening, Central Park and the Plaza, Oil, 22 x 28", © Michael BuddenFree Profile:
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  Plein Air Painting in Rain by Marc Dalessio

Plein air landscape painting in heavy persistent rain in Plyos, Russia.

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  To Nourish the Roots of Our Culture - Perspectives No. 295
Photograph of Robert Frost with John F. KennedySaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Christmas Presence - Perspectives No. 294
A Matter of Opinion © Laura G. YoungSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Beware the Portrait - Perspectives No. 293
Sketch of Winston Churchill by Graham SutherlandSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - Excerpt
pastel painting of winter night by John HulseyDon't Be Afraid of the Dark - A Primer on Night Painting
Learn how the night can provide rich painting opportunities for the intrepid artist in this informative, illustrated article.
  Gerald Fritzler Interview - Excerpt
  The Power of Middle Values - Excerpt
oil painting of Canyon de Chelly by Edgar Alwin PayneImprove your paintings instantly by learning to recognize and deploy middle values
for powerful impact in this informative article by David Rankin.
  Under the Knife - Excerpt
OIL PAINTINGUnder the Knife - Excerpt
We are always trying different painting tools in an effort to discover new ways of image making. Different tools can help us get out of our comfort zones, where we are divorced from familiar, reliable techniques and perhaps even a little uneasy with the process. If you have never tried painting with knives before and you'd like to shake up your painting style a bit, we hope this article will encourage you to do so.
  Black: The Queen of All Colors Excerpt
oil painting of a woman at a piano by Renoir Black: The Queen of All Colors - Excerpt
Whether you are a representational artist, seeking to explore the chiaroscuro effects of a subject or an artist working in pure, abstract colors, the mission is the same—how to know which black to use to get the effect wanted.
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  Black: The Queen of All Colors

Young Woman at the Piano, 1876, Pierre Auguste Renoir


Black:  The Queen of All Colors
Whether you are a representational artist, seeking to explore the chiaroscuro effects of a subject or an artist working in pure, abstract colors, the mission is the same—how to know which black to use to get the effect wanted.

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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Kris Parins
Making Tracks watercolor 21 x 29 © Kris ParinsAn Interview with
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  Profile: Kris Parins

Making Tracks watercolor 21 x 29 © Kris ParinsFree Profile:
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  Art Belongs to Everyone - Perspectives No. 292
Flyer Announcing the Vincent Price Art Collection at SearsSaveSaveSaveSaveSave
  From the Heart - Perspectives No. 291
The Triumph of Music by Marc ChagallSaveSave
  Ancient Trees and Ancient Words - Perspectives No. 290
Photograph of the Nelson Atkins Museum © J. HulseySaveSaveSaveSaveSave