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A Return Visit4 comments

Marianne Post wrote 3 days ago: Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. –Rodin (1840-1917) Tomorrow’s Pro … more →

Tags: Art, Inspiration, landscape painting, soft pastel, American River, Rodin

Mixed Messages2 comments

Marianne Post wrote 1 week ago: Okay. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Why do we call it a tv set when we only g … more →

Tags: Art, Motivation, concept. process

lauren draws a cute bunny with big hair to bob marley1 comment

laurinfamous wrote 1 week ago: I was “digipainting” penny’s cute little lionhead and listening to bob marley earl … more →

Tags: Lionhead, Drawing, Bob Marley, Marley, Bob, reggae, Process, drawing process

I'm the Decider8 comments

bobcornelis wrote 1 week ago: calla 2, photograph “Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which one … more →

Tags: Abstract Photography, Aesthetics, Creative Process, Photography, Photography with Textures, callalilly, Editing, Flower

Drawing a Blank4 comments

Marianne Post wrote 2 weeks ago: It’s Monday and I feel compelled to upload a post, but somehow I am drawing a blank. Actually, … more →

Tags: Art, landscape painting, Fall River, negative space, Painting, Plein Air, underpainting

Fall Crush1 comment

Marianne Post wrote 1 month ago: Vineyard Gold 14 x 11″, soft pastel over watercolor wash on Ampersand panel © 2009 Marianne Po … more →

Tags: Art, COLOR, landscape painting, Suisun Valley, Travel, Fall Color, soft pastel, Vineyards

The Simple Things2 comments

Marianne Post wrote 1 month ago: Not Just Pomegranates, pastel on Pastelbord, 11 x 14″ © 2009 Marianne Post Fall is definitely … more →

Tags: Art, COLOR, seeing like an artist, soft pastel, School of Light & Color, Fall, pomegranates, Susan Sarback

Capturing the Light6 comments

Marianne Post wrote 1 month ago: River Light, work in progress, pastel on Pastelmat In the late 1880’s Van Gogh disembarked the … more →

Tags: Art, Painting, Work in progress, WIP, soft pastel, landscape painting, Van Gogh

It's Worth It!2 comments

Marianne Post wrote 1 month ago: Last week I started a new session of weekly pastel classes. Some of my students are returning after … more →

Tags: Art, sketchbook, Painting, notan, value studies, pastel classes

Loosening Up2 comments

Marianne Post wrote 1 month ago: Water Dance, soft pastel, 20 x 16″ ©2009 Marianne Post I have had an urge to abstract the land … more →

Tags: Motivation, Art, Inspiration, Painting, soft pastel, landscape painting, Waterscape

Before and After1 comment

Marianne Post wrote 1 month ago: I recently visited a fellow artist. A few days back she had the opportunity to watch a video, Waterc … more →

Tags: Art, sketchbook, Journal, Brian Ryder

Freedom in Letting Go3 comments

Marianne Post wrote 1 month ago: Passages, 12 x 6″, soft pastel on Ampersand Panel © 2009 Marianne Post watercolor underpaintin … more →

Tags: Art, Plein Air, Inspiration, Travel, skagit valley, Painting, Watercolor, underpainting, soft pastel

Laura Boushnak's Photos: Yellow Tape Portraits Part I

ghadahalkandari wrote 2 months ago: These are photos taken by Palestinian photographer Laura Boushnak. I was lucky to have her around wh … more →

Tags: Paintings, The Yellow Tape Portraits, Laura Boushnak, My Studio, middle east, Studio, Atelier, Photographer, Photography

Make a Mark2 comments

Marianne Post wrote 2 months ago: We all love to make a mark. Last week while walking along the Oregon coast I couldn’t help but respo … more →

Tags: Art, sketchbook, Journal, Oregon Coast, Drawing

A Return Trip

Marianne Post wrote 2 months ago: River Rush, on location, wip Less than six weeks ago I was painting along the rivers and roads of Ce … more →

Tags: Motivation, Art, Travel, Painting, Work in progress, WIP, landscape painting, Plein Air, Oregon

Sketchbook Thursday No.152 comments

Marianne Post wrote 2 months ago: My sketchbook is a depository for all sorts of things. There are of course sketches of everyday matt … more →

Tags: Motivation, Art, Plein Air, sketchbook, Inspiration, Travel, skagit valley, Painting, landscape painting

Thirsty Quote: Chuck Close Painter & Printmaker

georgiefurst wrote 2 months ago: Chuck Close at Work “Inspiration is for Amateurs. The rest of us show up and get to work … more →

Tags: Quotes, Thirsty Thursday, Artists, Inspiration, Chuck Close, artist quotes

How I Start a Big Painting & A Favorite Photo from Mongolia1 comment

foxstudio wrote 3 months ago: One of the advantages of my illustration training is the process that we were taught for putting a p … more →

Tags: Paintings and process, mongolia, wildlife, Drawings and Sketches, Mongolia 2009-AFC Flag Expedition, argali, wildlife painting, argali paintings, painting reference

Less Is More5 comments

Marianne Post wrote 4 months ago: For the past three days I have been immersed in what I would call the ultimate pastel plein air work … more →

Tags: Art, Plein Air, Travel, underpainting, soft pastel, landscape painting, skagit valley, LaConner


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