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  The Knowledge of a Lifetime - Perspectives No. 393
Editorial Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne
  The Marvelous Marmottan - Perspectives No. 392
The Musée Marmottan in Paris (photo courtesy Musée Marmottan)
  A Wise Tendency Toward Reasonable Impressionism - Perspectives No. 391
Little Girl in a Field of Barley, Marie Lucas Robiquet
  Profile: Dave Santillanes
Sedona Light, 32 x 24", Oil, © David SantillanesFree Profile
Dave Santillanes
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Dave Santillanes
Sedona Light, 32 x 24", Oil, © David Santillanes
  The Masterpiece - Perspectives No. 390
The Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing, 1888, Vincent van Gogh
  The Women of the Hudson River School
The Women of the Hudson River SchoolFarm on the Hudson, 1861, Julie Beers
  Transparent Eyeball - Perspectives No. 389
Transparent Eyeball, ca. 1836-38, Christopher Pearse Cranch
  Gratitude - Perspectives No. 388
Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889, Vincent van Gogh
  Wood Ducks II - A Step by Step Oil Painting Demonstration
oil painting Wood Ducks II by John Hulsey 2019Wood Ducks II,
A Step by Step Oil Painting Demonstration
  Taking Root in Rocky Soil by Bob Bahr - Perspectives No. 387
Taking Root in Rocky Soil by Bob Bahr
  Hall of Fame - Perspectives No. 386
Detail from Monet Waterlily Panel
  Without Culture - Perspectives No. 385
Taller Buddha of Bamiyan Before and After Destruction (Wikipedia)
  Allons-y! - Perspectives No. 384
A Votre Sante, 30 x 22.5", WC, © John Hulsey
  Grace Notes - Perspectives No. 383
Golden Meadow, 18 x 24", Oil © William Marvin
  The Muse - Perspectives No. 382
Photograph of Emilie Flöge
  Move It! - Perspectives No. 381
John Hulsey plein air painting in a field
  The Allure of Painting Water Lilies
The Allure oWater Lilies (Nenuphar), 1895, Isaac Levitanf Painting Water Lilies
A Collection of Historic and Contemporary Work
  Monsieur Latour-Marliac and Monsieur Monet - Perspectives No. 380
Nymphaea, 1916, Claude Monet
  Profile: Karen Blackwood

Illumination, 16 x 20, Oil, © Karen BlackwoodFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Karen Blackwood
Illumination, 16 x 20, Oil, © Karen Blackwood
  Driven to Abstraction - Perspectives No. 379
Reflection Photograph © John Hulsey
  Profile: Pablo Rubén López Sanz
Alovera, © Pablo RubenFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Pablo Rubén López Sanz
Alovera, © Pablo Ruben
  A Venetian Balcony - Perspectives No. 378
A Venetian Balcony, 1913, William Merritt Chase
  Art of the Bird
Common American Swan, John James Audubon
  Land of Enchantment - Perspectives No. 377
Land of Enchantment
  Creating Custom Tube Colors for Plein Air Travel
Custom Colors for Abiquiu
  Painting a Dream in Provence - Perspectives No. 376
The Old Gate at Arles, 12 x 16", WC, © John Hulsey
  Profile: David Griffin
Gold Never Fades, 12 x 16" Oil, © David GriffinFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with David Griffin
Gold Never Fades, 12 x 16" Oil, © David Griffin
  The Studio Boat - Perspectives No. 375
La Barque-Atelier, 1876, Claude Monet
  On Reflection
LearnReflections at Grez sur Loing, 1884, Willard Leroy Metcalf to paint water reflections from the Masters
in our article On Reflection.
  Waterlog - Perspectives No. 374
The Way Home II, Oil, 9 x 12", © John Hulsey
  Profile: Maria Marino
Late Afternoon in the Garden, Plein Air, 12x16", © Maria MarinoFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Maria Marino
Late Afternoon in the Garden. plein air, 12x16", © Maria Marino
  Tinder Alight - Perspectives No. 373
Timber Alight Coposite © Ye Wang
  The Forest Fire - Perspectives No. 372
Lesnoi Pozhar, ca. 1900, A. K. Denisov-Uralsky
  Consumed by Fire
Fires in the Flint HillsConsumed by Fire: A Gallery of Art Inspired by Flames
  Of Orange Trees and Waterlilies - Perspectives No. 371
Musée de l'Orangerie (Wikipedia creative commons)
  Profile: Donna Nyzio
Pied Piper, 14 x 36", Oil on Panel, © Donna NyzioFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Donna Nyzio
Pied Piper, 14 x 36", Oil on Panel, © Donna Nyzio
  No, Really, How Important ARE the Arts? - Perspectives No. 370
Arts Graphic Economy
  Color Vision - Perspectives No. 369
Purple Still Life Setup © A. Trusty
  Botanical Art and the Amazing Marianne North
The Botanical Artwork of Marianne NorthCoral Tree, 1880, Marianne North
  Monet's Ultraviolet "Bee" Vision - Perspectives No. 368
The House Seen from the Rose Garden, 1922-24, Claude Monet
  Profile: Brett "Mon" Garling
Norah Head, © Brett Mon GarlingFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Brett "Mon" Garling
Norah Summer © Brett Mon Garling
  Hit the Road! - Perspectives No. 367
Workshop Class at Ghost Ranch
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Kurt Anderson
Gifted Oranges, Oil, 24 x 30", © Kurt Anderson
  Profile: Kurt Anderson
Gifted Oranges, Oil, 24 x 30", © Kurt AndersonFree Profile:
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  The Best is Yet to Come - Art after 65
TheThe Artist's House at Giverny, 1913, Claude Monet Best is Yet to Come - Art after 65
Chagall, Matisse and Monet
  A Cure for the Common Cold, revisited - Perspectives No. 366
Flowers in a Wooden Vessel, 1606, Jan Brueghel the Elder
  Winter's Colors - Perspectives No. 365
Winter Stream, 16 x 20", Oil, © Matthew Richter
  Season of Color - Perspectives No. 364
EnChroma Comparison Image from Venice
  A Good Start - Perspectives No. 363
Van Gogh Painting Sunflowers, 1888, Paul Gauguin
  Profile: Jeff Good
Lisabeula Park, 30 x 22", Watercolor, © Jeff GoodFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Jeff Good
Lisabeula Park, 30 x 22", Watercolor, © Jeff Good
  Exception to the Rule - Perspectives No. 362
February Sunlight, John F. Carlson
  Feeding the Turkey - Perspectives No. 361
Feeding the Turkey, 1880, Eastman Johnson
  Profile: Cynthia Rosen
Of Sun And Snow, 36 x 48", Oil, © Cynthia RosenFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Cynthia Rosen
Of Sun And Snow, 36 x 48", Oil, © Cynthia Rosen
  iPhoneEdits - From Ho-Hum to Wow! in 30 Seconds
Before and After iPhone Edits © J. HulseyiPhone Edits - From "Ho-Hum" to Wow!
in 30 seconds
  Go with It - Perspectives No. 360
A Turn in the Road at Auvers, 1873, Paul Cezanne
  Dream On - Perspectives No. 359
Small Dream in Red, 1925, Wassily Kandinsky
  Camouflage and Nature - Perspectives No. 358
Illustration by Abott Handerson Thayer
  A Tonalism Demonstration
A Tonalism DemonstrationDetail of Painting © J. Hulsey
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Frank Eber
Boulevard de la Vigne, WC, © Frank Eber
  Profile: Frank Eber
Boulevard de la Vigne, WC, © Frank EberFree Profile:
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  An Imperfect Mirror - Perspectives No. 357
On the Pond II, 36 x 36", Oil, © John Hulsey
  Let's Go! - Perspectives No. 356
oil painting of the Dordogne Valley by John Hulsey
  Art Among the Poppies, Part II - It Just Gets Better and Better

Art Among the Poppies - Part II

It Just Gets Better and Better
  A Passion to Create - An Interview with Ryan Jensen
16 x 20 Oil © Ryan Jensen
  Profile: Ryan Jensen
16 x 20", Oil, © Ryan JensenFree Profile
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  Like a Fine Wine - Perspectives No. 355
The Water Lilies: Green Reflections, ca. 1915 -26, Claude Monet
  The Italian Macchiaioli - Forerunners of the Impressionists
On the Hills of Settignano, Telemaco SignoriniThe Italian Macchiaioli
Forerunners of Impressionism
  G'Day Viewers - Perspectives No. 354
The Colour in Your Life Crew Filming John Hulsey
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Dena Peterson
Fields Like Home, 11 x 14", Oil, © Dena Peterson
  Profile: Dena Peterson
Fields Like Home, 11 x 14, Oil, © Dena PetersonFree Profile:
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  Drop, Ripple, Wave - Perspectives No. 353
Marine, Pourville, 1881, Claude Monet
  Super Models - Perspectives No. 352
Photograph of Gondola Model
  Imagination - Perspectives No. 351
Detail from a Palette Knife Painting © J. Hulsey
  Art Among the Poppies - A Watercolor Painting Holiday in Tuscany
Photograph of Ann in the Poppies of TuscanyArt Among the Poppies
A Watercolor Painting Holiday in Tuscany
  In Search of the Ideal - Perspectives No. 350
The Effects of Good Government in the Countryside, 1338, Fresco, City Hall of Siena, Ambrogio Lorenzetti
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Mark Laguë
Venice Afternoon, 40 x 40", Oil, © Mark Lague
  Profile: Mark Laguë
Venice Afternoon, 40 x 40", Oil, © Mark LagueFree Profile:
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  Is Travel Abroad Still Worth It? - Perspectives No. 349
Photograph of Students Plein Air Painting in Tuscany © J. Hulsey
  Customs - Perspectives No. 348
The Bridge of Sighs, ca. 1905-08, John Singer Sargent
  Art in the Worst of Times - Perspectives No. 347
Butterly by Margit Koretz a student of Fredrika Dicker-Brandeis in the Theresienstadt concentration camp
  The Colors of the Night: Mastering the Nocturne
Colors of the Night PaletteThe Colors of the Night:
Mastering the Nocturne
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Thomas Schaller
Fog on the Tiber Rome 30 x 22 WC Thomas Schaller
  Profile: Thomas Schaller
Fog on the Tiber - Rome, 30 x 22", WC, © Thomas SchallerFree Profile:
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  The Colors of the Night - Perspectives No. 346
The Colors of the Night Palette
  The Night is Ours Again - Perspectives No. 345
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent
  What Might Happen? Thomas Paquette
oil painting of Mississippi River © Thomas PaquetteRead America’s River Re-Explored: Paintings of the Mississippi from Source to Gulf,
to learn about Thomas Paquette's epic three year journey and this major exhibition of his work.
  What Do You Call That? - Perspectives No. 344
Angels and Clementines 12 x 24 Oil detail © Ann Trusty
  Profile: Lana Ballot
Sunset Filigree, 14x18", Pastel, © Lana BallotFree Profile:
Lana Ballot
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Lana Ballot
Sunset Filigree, 14x18", Pastel, © Lana Ballot
  The Price of Fame - Perspectives No. 343
A Reconstruction of the Theft of the Mona Lisa
  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Anton Pavlenko
Sleepless Forest, 24 x 48", Oil, © Anton Pavlenko
  Profile: Anton Pavlenko
Free ProSleepless Forest, 24 x 48", Oil, © Anton Pavlenkofile:
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  A Painting Holiday in Tuscany
photo of Mastrojanni Agricola, Tuscany, Italy© J. Hulsey paintiing workshopsIn celebration of our upcoming watercolor painting workshop to Tuscany in June, we decided to share with you some of the interesting and beautiful places we are planning to visit and paint!
  Before Hollywood - Perspectives No. 342
Detail of the Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi by John Egan
  Icebound - Perspectives No. 341
Frozen Lake Early Spring, Algonquin Park, 1914, A. Y. Jackson
  Double Vision - Perspectives No. 340
Iceland Spar
  White - "the representative of light"
Mother, 1895, Joaquin Sorolla
  Thinking in Color - Perspectives No. 339
A chart from 1746 by Jacques-Fabien Gautier
  Profile: Sophie Amauger
Le Vieil Arbre Chez Marcel, 50 x 50 cm, Pastel © Sophie AmaugerFree Profile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Sophie Amauger
Le Vieil Arbre Chez Marcel 50 x 50 cm Pastel © Sophie Amauger
  Loving Vincent - Perspectives No. 338
Self Portrait in Straw Hat, 1887, van Gogh
  The Nature of All Things - Perspectives No. 337
Deatil from oil painting © John Hulsey
  Painting the Portrait Head
Portrait © Susan Blackwood
  Foresight - Perspectives No.336
oil painting of forest and deer, Transcendence, by John Hulsey
  Memory Lane - Perspectives No. 335
Photograph of Jon Gnagy
  Caillebotte's Gift - Perspectives No. 334
Portraits in the Countryside, 1876, Gustave Caillebotte
  Opening Up - Perspectives No. 333
Solstice House Studios Front Door
  Beyond Giverny - The Gardens of Caillebotte, Bonnard and Renoir
Roses in the Garden at Petit Gennevilliers, 1856, Gustave Caillebotte
  The Color that Changed the World - Perspectives. No. 332
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, ca. 1829-33, Color Woodblock, Hokusai
  Thankfully - Perspectives No. 331
Turkeys, Pont-Aven, 1888, Paul Gauguin
  Do You Know Your Neighbors - Perspectives No. 330
Closing Autumn, 1924, Willard Metcalf
  Seeing Red: A Brief History
Red Lacquerware Tray 12 13 c Song Dynasty
  Profile: Bob Bahr
Red Pass, Acrylic, ©Bob BahrFree Profile:
Bob Bahr
  From Pen to Brush - An Interview with Bob Bahr
Red Pass, Acrylic, ©Bob Bahr
  Are You Free? - Perspectives No. 329
What a Freedom!, 1903, Ilia Efimovich Repin
  Profile: Nancy Tankersley
Free PTilghman Afternoon, 12 x 12", Oil, © Nancy Tankersleyrofile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Nancy Tankersley
Tilghman Afternoon, 12 x 12", Oil, © Nancy Tankersley
  Violettomania - Perspectives No. 328
Le Printemps 1886 Claude Monet
  The Green Gap - Perspectives No. 327
Pine Forest II, 1901, Gustav Klimt
  Cecilia Beaux - Perspectives No. 326
Half-Tide, Annisquam River, ca. 1905, Cecilia Beaux
  Motif No. 1 - The Painters of Cape Ann
Motif 1 Emile Gruppe
  Profile: Tibor Nagy
Free Golden Winter, 12 x16, © Tibor NagyProfile:
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  Voices of Experience - An Interview with Tibor Nagy
Golden Winter, 12 x16, © Tibor Nagy
  Weathering the Weather - Perspectives No. 325
Dawn in Dubois watercolor © J. Hulsey
  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
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  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 Saunders
  Profile: Patrick Saunders

Mustang Sally's, 16 x 20", oil on panel © Patrick SaundersFree Profile:

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  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:

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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
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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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