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Paint the Light, Skip the Details!

Possibly the hardest thing to do as a watercolor painter is to give up trying to paint all the details – every little thing that you see with your eyes. The best, most interesting watercolor paintings in my opinion are those that capture the light of a subject or landscape

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Free Andy Evansen Watercolor Demo

It’s still warm enough in the South to get outdoors to get excited about new painting subjects. Take your camera or cell phone to capture scenes to paint, or set up your portable easel right outside. Either way you will find nature very inspirational, even if you don’t get out

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Mystery and Imagination in Painting

Mystery and Imagination are important in my artwork and in the artwork of millions of artists. Many people think that painting from life requires you to follow exactly what you see in front of you, but there is no reason to do that. Artists with imagination (hopefully most of us)

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AI-Created Art Is Art in Our Minds

Recently the online art news world was subjected to viewing the printed image below,  and many people concluded it’s not art. I completely disagree! This computer-generated art won a first place ribbon at the Colorado State Fair. More traditional artists were pissed off. I don’t understand why. I have seen

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Watercolour World

I just discovered Watercolour World and I’m so impressed with this project.  The website states it is “The known world before photography”. Capturing the known world really was the purpose of art pre-camera. The more realistic art was back then, the more useful it was, because it was literally documenting something

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Last Chance to See Smyrna Arts Council Fine Art Exhibit

LOCAL ARTIST EXHIBIT AT SMYRNA CITY HALL This exhibit is ending this month!   The Smyrna Arts Council and the City of Smyrna welcomed six local artists to the newest fine arts exhibit at A. Max Bacon City Hall in Smyrna.  The exhibit, which is available to view from May

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