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Motivation, process, and titles
Those of us who have had children and now have grandchildren are quite familiar with the word “Why”, often followed by some words ending in a question mark. Most parents remember the seemingly endless...
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Italian influence
Italy is a magnificently beautiful country and the contributions it has made to the world in architecture, as artists, and as designers of beautiful useful products is staggering. I think it’s...
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Childe Hassam
He was born Frederick Childe Hassam but eventually dropped his first name in favor of Childe. His ancestors were English and came to America in the 1600s, well before America’s War of Independence and...
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Overcoming the difficulties of plein air painting
Painting outdoors in the open air can be a frustrating and even discouraging experience for the uninitiated. Today’s best plein air painters experienced those same overwhelming feelings when they first...
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Process vs Result
There is this idea among many that creating a painting quickly results in a more expressive, therefore honest, interpretation of the subject. “Quick” and “Good” appear to be brothers. There is a great...
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Frank Duveneck
Frank Duveneck (1848-1919) was born in Covington, KY, the son of German immigrant, Bernhard Decker, who died in a cholera epidemic when Frank was only a year old. Frank’s mother eventually remarried,...
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Remembering Raymond Cooper
One of the treasured blessings of life are the special people we meet, the relationships that develop, and the lasting influence those relationships have upon us. Raymond Cooper was one such person in...
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What’s wrong with it?
Have you ever had a painting that just took forever to sell…one that’s been available for sale, maybe for years? If you’re a professional artist, I suspect most of you will nod, “Yes”. I’m certainly...
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Getting the most from art workshops
Art workshops are the most popular form of art instruction available today. Although the cost can be somewhat expensive, depending on travel, lodging, food, and popularity of the instructor, the...
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“Maysville Church” the creative process
Maysville, Kentucky is a beautiful little town that lies at the confluence of Limestone Creek and the Ohio River, just over 60 miles northeast of Lexington, and a little southeast of Cincinnati. It was...
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Color mixing basics
Over the years I’ve been asked to contribute articles for the PleinAir Today Newsletter. One of the articles I wrote dealt with mixing color, so I am honored that they chose to use it. I’m not...
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It is unquestionably true that there are many paths to God and to oppose such a truth just displays one’s ignorance and denial of the obvious. All the great world religions, when taken together, far...
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Hark! The angels are singing
Christ is born in Bethlehem Hark the herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King! Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled Joyful, all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies...
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The Cornish Connection
What might have been wasn’t meant to be. (Click images to enlarge) Above is the view from the front gate of the house in which I was born…just a few years ago. I wonder from time-to-time what my life...
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The new Impressionism?
Has plein air painting become the new impressionism? When I began my fine art career in the early 80’s, Impressionism was all the rage. Galleries began identifying their artists as Impressionists, and...
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Corot: Early landscapes
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875) in his day was considered one of the premier landscape painters of all time. Claude Monet said of him, “There is only one master here – Corot. We are nothing...
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Corot: Later landscapes
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875) was one of the most important artists of his generation. (Click images to enlarge) “The Path Leading to the House” – 9.06″x 14.76″ – Oil (1854) Many art...
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Corot: Figurative works
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875) is one of history’s greatest landscape painters. He attained that honored position, and public acceptance, rather late in life. In fact he was in his fifties...
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Naturalism
I first heard the term “Naturalism” in 1987 when Southwest Art magazine wrote an article about my work. There was an association made between my work and what was called Naturalism. I really liked the...
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The Naturalists
The Naturalism movement swept through Europe and lasted for only a brief 20 years. It began in France in the late 1870′s and by the early 1890′s was already in decline. The godfather of the movement...
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