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Refresh and Reset to Find Your Art Style

Refresh and Reset to Find Your Art Style

We just took a trip to Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home, which is on the Potomac River.  I will tell you all about it in a minute; but first, I want to ask- are you longing to refresh and reset to find your art style?  If so, here are three things to think about...

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Women of WW2 Series

Women of WW2 Series

I started researching and painting a series of World War 2 Women portraits for an upcoming art show at The Lodge in Lake Frederick.  It all began when I painted a whimsical acrylic painting of my grandmother from the 1940’s.  On a whim, I entered this acrylic on paper...

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Mixed Media for Kids!

Mixed Media for Kids!

Kids normally love Art but they love art even more when they get to eat fruit loops while they glue fruit loops.  When creating mixed media art for kids, we think outside the box.  In this canvas turtle acrylic painting, we have added scrapbook paper and fruit loops...

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Perspective

Perspective

If there is one fundamental to drawing that is often overlooked it is perspective.  Everything we look at is based on where our eye level lies.  This refers to the height at which our eyes observe an object.  In the drawing on this blog, the picture is drawn as...

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80 Years of Color!

80 Years of Color!

Did you ever think about how color changes with the times?  I hadn’t until recently.  In preparing for a local art show, I decided to create a series that I titled, 1940’s Women in Acrylic.  This has been an exciting experience for me.  Not only have I realized that...

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