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Postcards to Grandma
I have a grandmother who has always been a pistol. She is an independent unique soul and of...
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South Kona coast on the Big Island of Hawaii
For my Moms 70th birthday she rented a house on the South Kona coast on the Big Island...
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The Art of The Portrait Gala
Every year on the last night of the conference, there is a big awards dinner and gala. I...
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2012 The Art of The Portrait , Saturday Afternoon Sessions
In the afternoon, the conference offered several sessions, or really classes, for the attendees. The registration process including...
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Portrait Society of America day 2
The first full day of the conference began with morning opening ceremonies from Edward Jonas. He had the...
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The Portrait Society of America Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Day 1
Have I mentioned that I love going to the Portrait Society of America Convention every year? Well, I...
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Drawing And Painting The Figure From Life with Garth
Garth has a nice demeanor as well as a unique painting and teaching style. When speaking to students...
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Portrait of the Artist Garth Herrick
The first day of class I walked in to find Garth Herrick very excited. He was on the...
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Joining Oil Painters of America
I decided I wanted to join Oil Painters of America for several reasons. First, I have discovered I...
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Yaxopoil Art
The artwork within the hacienda was mostly from the turn of the century. There were also some interesting...
I have always wanted to learn how to paint in oils, but I felt too intimidated in college to learn. Then I did the whole go to college, transfer colleges, transfer back to original college, graduate from college, get a job, get transferred to yankeeville, fall in love, get married, buy a dog, buy a house, renovate a house, have a child, buy another dog, have another child, buy a REALLY old house, (for which I was so unprepared), renovate that house, raise a family and then my kids abruptly left me at the same time last year.
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Hearing Voices Instead Of Solid Critiques From Teachers
I have a friend, Jules Arthur, who is a phenomenal painter. He critiques my work and gives me...
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Actually Painting At The MET!!!
The next day was my fourth class at the MET copying, Sir Thomas Lawrence. I love this class! It’s...
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Sketching With The Masters At The Met
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Still No Painting At The MET
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Master Copy Class at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Max Ginsburg’s Retrospective
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Art Student League with Ricky, Alex, Max and Grace. A day of firsts.
Grace (my daughter) and I caught the 7:15AM train to NYC last Saturday. We met my friends...