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Don’t paint yourself into a corner!

ellzeyspainting wrote 4 weeks ago: “Painting yourself into a corner”, may seem like a worn out old saying, but may happen to you in rea … more →

Tags: Painting, Ellzey’s Painting, san jose, painting floors, painting walls

What did I learn in art school??

Allison Walker Payne wrote 1 month ago: Titled Yellow Ball and sold a few years back.  The couch and the ball are paper.  The couple in the … more →

Tags: Painting, party, dog, Art & School, Storytelling

Interior painting for your home

ellzeyspainting wrote 1 month ago: Interior painting is all about choosing the right color for your walls, furniture or floors so that … more →

Tags: Painting, Ellzeys Painting, san jose, Interior Painting

just like a brayer, your voice can take me there...2 comments

glitter soupstress wrote 1 month ago:     i love looking at the sky—contemplating its vastness and marveling at all the vivid and di … more →

Tags: scissors, cutting tools and other useful gadgets, Brayers, Craft Projects

Play date1 comment

swiftriverarts wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday my beautiful 8 year old  going on 35  niece Avery came over.  She’s a gifted artist … more →

Tags: Paintings, play date

Color / Glazing Workshop Schedule

Chris Carter wrote 3 months ago: The following workshops will follow the same format as the September 26 & 27 workshop.  Click he … more →

Tags: workshop schedules, Color studies, COLOR, Workshops, glazing, color-schemes, Color Interactions, Color Theory

Suggested Books

Chris Carter wrote 3 months ago: As I find time I will post comments and reviews about the books I have listed on the “Book Pag … more →

Tags: Reference Material, COLOR, glazing, Books, Materials, Tools, Paints, Brushes, Plein Air

Color: Light and Pigments / Glazing Weekend Workshop - August 2009

Chris Carter wrote 3 months ago: Many years ago I was taught to mix a perfect red, yellow and blue before mixing any secondary colors … more →

Tags: Workshop Summary, COLOR, Workshops, glazing, Color Interactions

What's in a name?

swiftriverarts wrote 4 months ago: I just read an article about Jackson Pollock, one of my favorite painters. I love the fluidity of hi … more →

Tags: Paintings, Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock, representational

Pink Sunset

swiftriverarts wrote 4 months ago: Pink Sunset I was experimenting with color and different brush strokes when I did this painting high … more →

Tags: Paintings, Impressionism, calm, Mood

The Marmite Effect2 comments

warpshack wrote 4 months ago: I came across this technique about a year ago – perhaps one of the wierdest ones but defiantly … more →

Painting Tips For the New Home

wedding2046 wrote 5 months ago: The biggest problems with most of the house is still peeling, humidity guilty. If it is raining or j … more →

Tags: Painting Tips, tips on painting, paint tip, home painting, how to paint

Paint with a Sponge

aressa wrote 6 months ago: This technique can be done with any type of sponge. It does not require a sea sponge, but can be a s … more →

Tags: Decorative Painting, faux painting techniques, sponge painting, learn how to paint with a sponge, faux painting with a sponge, learn how to paint, have fun painting with a sponge

Painting Courses Resume2 comments

yvonne ayoub wrote 6 months ago: This week the painting courses resumed, beginning with Mary Dillon’s popular water colour mast … more →

Tags: painting holidays, skiathos, Greece, Greek island, Artist, Events, painting demonstrations, Flowers, springtime

What the Mona Lisa Can Teach You About Taking Great Portraits1 comment

tomgurney wrote 7 months ago: Mona Lisa article – What the Mona Lisa Can Teach You About Taking Great Portraits – Take … more →

Tags: Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa, Monalisa, choosing the right frame, Da Vinci Painting Methods, Home Painting Lessons, learn to paint, louvre paris, Mona Lisa Techniques

Identities - Preliminary Acrylic on Wood2 comments

danwalsh wrote 7 months ago: This is a close-up of a piece from a series I’m currently working on entitled “Identitie … more →

Tags: Art, Acrylic, acrylic on wood, acrylic painting, Painting, Red, Texture, yellow

Ian Davenport At Work

sed wrote 8 months ago: Ian Davenport is a British artist whose painting techniques remind me the methods we use in the cour … more →

Tags: Art, Artist, Painting, Ian Davenport, British, painting method

Painting with oil on canvas- Words of wisdom from the maiden effort

arunpurohit wrote 9 months ago:   Photo courtesy  : http://www.paintingsdesign.com/images_art/oil-painting-1.jpg    I recently start … more →

Tags: Painting, Oil Color, Canvas

Favorite Reads (Non-Fiction/Techniques and Processes)2 comments

Bernadette wrote 10 months ago: I have some other non-fiction books that I find very helpful and important to me in some ways but I … more →

Tags: Faith and Spirituality, Books, Humanities & Other Topics of Cultcha, Books, Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way, Wolf Kahn, Pastels, Yin/Yang of Painting, Elizabeth Mowry


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