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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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Tell your art story…

I’m heading to the finish line with this body of work and here’s how I think about this part of the process. When a picture is working, it has a rich story. There’s something dominant that brings you in and other areas of detail, like chapters, that carry you through….

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A time-saving tip for your studio…

My July opening is coming soon so I’m stealing time and working away! Whatever I can do to maximize paint time is a priority. Here’s a time-saving tip I came up with that’s helping so much. Watch here… My buckets of paint have lids, but they are awkward to open…

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Stuck? Ask yourself these 2 questions.

As I prepare for my July show, there’s always a period of struggle when I’m figuring out what’s working and what’s not. Here’s a tip that’s helping me now… I ask myself two questions: “What do I like in this painting?” and “Where do I feel most free?” Then I…

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