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Watercolor Still Life Paintings from the Kitchen
How Unremarkable White Tiles in a Kitchen Spawned a Watercolor Painting Series A couple of decades ago, I walked into the kitchen of a house we had just purchased. I
Reduction Linocut Printed in Four Colors without a Press
Making a Reduction Linocut without a Press As a perpetually Distracted Person, making a reduction linocut was always a wish, but it got suppressed by uncertainty. I made a reduction
Small Mat Board Collagraph Print of a Cat Sleeping
Printing a Mat Board Collagraph in the Intaglio Style Collagraph printmaking can arise from something as simple as finding a small, recyclable scrap of mat board. On the way to
Figurative Drypoint Etching from a Plexiglass Plate
Drypoint Etching Intaglio Prints from Life Memories This little Drypoint etching is a nod to a time when my siblings and I lived in a rambling old house in Santa
All About Watercolor Paper
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Original Art For Sale
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Online Art Courses
How to Title Your Art
Everything you need to name a single piece of art, or an entire series, after you create, or before your first draft.
Intro to Monotype Printmaking
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Using the Grid Method
How to use the grid method to get more accurate drawings underneath your paintings and printmaking.
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Artist – enrolled in How to Title Your Art
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Artist/Printmaker – enrolled in How to Title Your Art
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