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Watercolor Painting Techniques from Soon Warren

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Soon Warren has three new watercolor painting videos out that you’re going to love! Learn how to paint cherries in a glass bowl, koi fish in a rippling pond, and get great tips and techniques for creating great watercolor paintings. … Full Article

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Happy, Healthy and Successful: Create a Positive Work-Life Balance, by Lori McNee

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There is lots of information on finding balance in our lives available. Nevertheless, for freelancers, small business owners, and aspiring artists, it might seem as though the only way to get ahead at work is to get behind at home. As a professional artist who juggles a busy painting career along with blogging, teaching, writing, social networking and family, I can speak on this subject with authority, because I have been guilty of imbalance myself. Full Article

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Easy Colored Pencil Techniques from Janie Gildow

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You can learn great drawing and coloring techniques with Janie Gildow in her four videos on colored pencil techniques, including an easy way to draw an apple, the types of surfaces you can use, such as mylar paper and dark … Full Article

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Oil Painting Techniques: Landscape Painting

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Love to create landscape paintings? Want to learn oil painting techniques? Brian Keeler is here to help! With his keen knowledge of art history; his years painting in oil, pastel, watercolor and acrylic; and his passion for all styles of … Full Article

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Great Acrylic Painting Techniques With Chris Cozen

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Chris Cozen is a not only a great artist, but a great instructor, too! See how she creates great abstract acrylic paintings with a lot of acrylic painting techniques that are so easy to do yourself, you’ll be blown away. … Full Article

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How to Hang Your Solo Show: Show Your Works to Their Best Advantage, by Jonathan and Marsha Talbot

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Installing a solo show of your own work is a challenging and rewarding task. A solo show is probably something you’ve worked toward for a year or more. You have a substantial emotional investment—and often an economic one as well—in its success. If your show is in a museum or commercial gallery, installing the show will most likely be the responsibility of the museum curator or gallery director. But if your show is in a co-op gallery, art association, alternative art space, library, bank, restaurant, office space or your own studio, part or all of the responsibility for arranging and hanging the work will probably fall on your shoulders. Exploring the installation process will help you create a cohesive exhibition that will show your work to its best advantage. Full Article

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All the Art eBooks You Could Want and a Few You Didn’t Know You Needed

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The only thing better than buying one hardcover book at $19.99 or less is having access to a bunch of books at the same price! Did you know that you can access a lot of our books through our eBook … Full Article

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Granting Your Wish: Enhance Your Résumé and Secure Funding, by Christopher Reinhardt

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Many artists are unaware of the career benefits that winning a grant can have. A grant can provide help for you to focus on a favorite theme and can lead to publicity for your work in the local press and TV, as well as in social media channels like Facebook and Twitter. Listing an award on your curriculum vitae adds considerable weight to your accomplishments as well. Full Article

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North Light Shop is your one-stop for great art books, video workshops, fine art magazines, instructional painting downloads and more, all at incredible savings. Propel Your Artwork Forward with Must-Know Essential Techniques! Discover THE Essentials of Pastel Landscapes Value Pack. … Full Article

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Complementary Colors and Analogous Colors in Abstract Art Paintings

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We’re really excited about one of our newest North Light Books, Acrylic Solutions, by Chris Cozen and Julie Prichard, out in March. In this book, they talk about how you can use acrylic paints and techniques to build up mixed … Full Article

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