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The Magic Ingredient I Add to My Acrylic Paint
As a former oil painter, acrylic paint has two frustrating qualities to me, it’s thin and it’s slippery, making it hard to build texture or draw into. A simple studio…
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The simple trick that saved me so much money…
You know what I’ve been thinking about this week? The way we can get so tight about our materials. The hesitation that creeps in when you’re staring at that tube of cadmium red, knowing it costs more than your lunch. I get it. You want to make more art, but…
Artists, this mindset shift could unlock your creativity…
I’ve been thinking about something in the studio today that feels important – especially for those of us who are always trying to “get it right” in our work. When you’re just starting out, there’s often a lot of focus on finishing everything. Making sure every corner is resolved and…
The subtle power of temperature in your art…
Welcome back to the Sunday Bloom! I’m in the studio today, and I want to talk about something a little trickier in artmaking: temperature. We talk a lot about contrast – light vs. dark, rough vs. smooth, bold vs. quiet. But there’s another kind of contrast that’s all about temperature:…
