I have been thinking for a while that the listeners of the Artists Helping Artists show need a place to go where we can talk about art, share ideas and ask questions of our fellow artists. M...
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My last post mentioned that I told my abstract client I would submit three or four small concept designs for their triptych. I went back to my studio, mixed a bunch of paint colors and started pa...
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Painting commissions are what I call a necessary evil. They can provide a great income stream for artists but are really hard to paint. At least they are for me. I find it hard to paint somethi...
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"Winter Day", Oil, 12" x 12" Paint this painting with my online class! I have been really bad about posting regularly on my blog for quite some time. Ok, more than quite some time. It's...
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"A DAY AT THE BEACH" OIL, 12" X 12" SOLD! My Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway has come to a close and I want to thank each of you who joined me in celebrating the holidays these past ...
Merry Christmas! It's hard to believe today is the last day of the Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway. This has been a lot of fun and thank you to the hundreds of you that have participated i...
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Wow, only one day until my Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway is over! I can't believe it. Merry Christmas Eve! Many of you know that I am doing another "30 Paintings in 30 Days" challen...
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Thank you so much for all of your very inspiring comments about "why you love being an artist". Sometimes we need to stop and think about how lucky we are to be able to create and enjoy the ...
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Wow. If you ever needed any tips to organize you life, office or studio then you might want to head on over and read all of the posts on my blog from yesterday's giveaway. There are so many grea...
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If you haven't figured it out by now, there is a method to my madness in asking you to do certain things to be eligible for my 12 Days of Christmas giveaway. Most of them are to prepare you ...
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Sorry if I am a little late getting this out. Our annual holiday party was last night and I just didn't have the energy to do this last night when our last guest left at 1:30am ... Yest...
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I loved all of the posts today highlighting all your art successes this year. It's so great to read all of the great accomplishments so many of you have achieved. And, hopefully most of you ...
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I am thrilled with the response to my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. I am so inspired by all of the Facebook "shares" on Day 1, your studio tips on Day 2, the artists that inspire you most on D...
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It's been great reading about the artists that you admire ... I love reading about all of the artists that inspired so many of you. Almost 100 artist's names were bubmitted. There are a lot ...
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I really enjoyed all of your "studio tips". There were over 50 posted on my blog and facebook pages! And just so you know, our last 2016 Artists Helping Artists radio show will feature all o...
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I am so happy it's day two and I get to give something else away! Thanks so much for sharing the 30 Painting in 30 Days Post on my facebook page yesterday. We had OVER 150 SHARES! Many ar...
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DAY ONE! Giving gifts during the holidays is by far my favorite part of the season. Just ask any of my family members and they will gladly share a long list of the homemade, mostly "nice" ...
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It's been a great year but hard to believe it's almost over! The holidays are upon us which means it's time for another 30 Day Challenge beginning January 1st. This is the seventh 30 Paint...
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HERE IS MY "COLLAGE" OF THE 30 PAINTINGS I COMPLETED THIS MONTH. In truth, I atually painted FIFTY paintings this month if you count each canvas, i.e. a triptych equals three paintings. I c...
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SUMMER SHORES ABSTRACT ACRYLIC, 36" X 36" SOLD. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. In case you need reminding (ha ha), today is the 30th of September. It's the last day of the 30 in 30 ...
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SALTY BLUES DUO ABSTRACT PAINTINGS, 24" X 24" EACH SOLD. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION. I am pleased that I have been able to paint outside of my usual color palettethis week. In case y...
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"GOLDEN RAYS" ABSTRACT ACRYLIC, 36" X 36" SOLD. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION. I painted this painting when I was in Richmond. I had the greatest "studio space" as I painted on the bac...
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"RED HOTS I AND II" ABSTRACT ACRYLIC PAINTINGS, 36" X 36" EACH SOLD. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Oh my goodness. This month has been a whirlwind. I have been on the road for two...
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THE WAVE I, THE WAVE II ACRYLIC ABSTRACTS, 36" X 36" SOLD. I just painted these two paintings for a client. I love how they came out. You need to look up close to see the collage wo...
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SEA GLASS TWENTY-FIVE AND SEA GLASS THIRTY ACRYLIC ABSTRACTS, EACH IS 20" X 20" X 1.5" CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION. I cannot believe this is my last post featuring the sea glass coll...
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