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How to Use a Clear Ground for Color Harmony in Painting

Posted on January 6, 2012 by hollyd
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The wonderful thing about using a clear ground is that the color of the substrate shows through and acts like a toned surface, adding unity to the final painting. Learn how with this step-by-step demonstration. Full Article

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Mixed Media Art by Devorah Sperber

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Cherie Haas, Associate Editor
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Devorah Sperber is an artist, although she doesn’t use oil, pastel, watercolor or any other traditional medium. Read about her unusual method of recreating famous artworks. Full Article

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Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Cherie Haas, Associate Editor
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Influential art is seen through a new lens in ‘Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture.’ Full Article

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This Just In: Art = Happiness!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jessica Canterbury, Managing Editor
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What makes you happy? Research drawn from an app called the Mappiness Project concludes that arts activities are four of the top six activities that incite happiness in humans. Full Article

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Gift Guide, 5 Gifts for Beginning Artists

Posted on November 23, 2011 by monam
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Want to encourage the budding artist in your life? Here are some suggestions for gifts to stoke their creative sparks.                 1. Keys to Drawing, by Bert Dodson. One of the most popular … Full Article

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Cuban Artists Featured in Cleveland, Ohio

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Cherie Haas, Associate Editor
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This fall Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) will launch The Cuba Project, a program that places Cuban artists into CIA classrooms and the Cleveland community. Full Article

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Five Tips for Value Sketches

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Cherie Haas, Associate Editor
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Use these tips to develop your “artist’s eye” and make the most of your value sketches. Full Article

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How to Sell Your Artwork | Alternative Venues

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Cherie Haas, Associate Editor
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Art Meets E-Commerce by Karen Leland The Internet’s Etsy, RedBubble and Imagekind provide artists with alternative venues for marketing and selling their work. While the marketing mix for artists looking to sell their work continues to include traditional venues such … Full Article

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How to Photograph a Painting, Step by Step

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Cherie Haas, Associate Editor
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Professional art photographers Ric Deliantoni and Al Parrish shoot paintings, craft and woodworking projects for F+W Media’s book lines and magazines. Here they guide you on how to photograph your own painting, step by step. Take Your Best Shot By … Full Article

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Watercolor Gallery | Paul Banning

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jessica Canterbury, Managing Editor
Evening Light over Senise Basilicata (watercolor on paper, 14x18) by Paul Banning

Borrowing techniques from the masters, English artist Paul Banning (featured in the December 2011 issue of Watercolor Artist) creates scenes of modern life in Britain. View a gallery of some additional watercolors of the artist’s here. Full Article

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