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Where I Get My Vintage Illustration Fix

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In my heart, I belong to Cincinnati. This town is known for loyalists, and even though I typically buck against the current, this is one instance in my life where I proudly flow along with it in content tranquility. That is why I always feel slightly guilty when I skip over all the cute little jars of buttons near the registers of all the cute little stores in Cincinnati. I do this because I know about a well-kept secret tucked on the second floor of a shop. Full Article

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Charles Ritchie Online Gallery

by Charles Ritchie, www.charlesritchie.com
Early Evening
2007–2011, watercolor, graphite, and Conté, 4 x 6.

Charles Ritchie, one of the featured artists in the spring 2013 issue of Drawing, has spent decades creating a vast, fascinating, and reflective body of work centered around his home, studio, and neighborhood in Maryland. Many of his works include … Full Article

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Summer plans: Visit Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program

Philadelphia mural

Murals are always a fun surprise. One minute you’re walking down a city street composed of muted grays and faded blacks, and the next, you’re staring at a colorful urban masterpiece, painted joyfully across the side of a building. We’re lucky enough to have some stunners here in Cincinnati, but Philadelphia is universally recognized as the World’s Largest Outdoor Art Gallery, and is home to over 3,600 public artworks. The Mural Arts Program has made them all accessible in their tours, by way of trolley, bike, train, or your own two feet. Full Article

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Free Mixed Media Webinar | Travel Journals

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Expert Jacqueline Newbold will discuss choosing locations for painting en plein air, reference photos, and more travel art journal tips in a FREE webinar! Full Article

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Create Your Own Set of Card Set Art Journal

Alternative Art Journals

Check out this review and giveaway of Margaret Peot’s Alternative Art Journals by Quinn McDonald, a writer and certified creativity coach. Here’s what she had to say about it: “The variety is big and interesting. The suggestions for alternatives are … Full Article

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Look for the Good | An Art Project Goes Global

Anne Kubitsky

Anne Kubitsky shares the story behind her inspiring “Look for the Good” project, in which she invites everyday people to share a glimmer of gladness with her, and the world. Full Article

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Colored Transfer Paper | Koo Schadler Shows You How (and Why) to Make Your Own

Koo Schadler's supplies for making transfer paper

Koo Schadler makes transfer paper in “any color of the rainbow,” using pigments or pastels, solvent and parchment paper. Find out how and why in “Ask the Experts.” Full Article

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How to Use Water-Soluble Colored Pencils

Colored Pencil Explorations by Janie Gildow

Water-soluble colored pencils are a wonderful tool for easy and colorful backgrounds. In this demonstration of a yellow lily, artist Kristy A. Kutch shows us how to combine colored pencil techniques with an old tooth brush and masking film to … Full Article

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From Chaos to Collage: Mixed Media Artist Cynthia Lockhart

Mixed Media Collage artist Cynthia Lockhart

Mixed media artist Cynthia Lockhart brings a painter’s eye to fabric constructions, coupling a pitch-perfect sense of color with sophisticated shape relationships in her collages. Full Article

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The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery Presents “Outside in Ohio: A Century of Unexpected Genius”

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The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery will present the “Outside in Ohio: A Century of Unexpected Genius” exhibition from July 26 – October 14, 2012, displaying the work of 18 Ohio artists who have never studied art. Full Article

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