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A Brief Note 08JAN2012
Hello Peoples! Good news! With the holidays over, everyone can get back to their normal schedules and the wife and kids and my mom will be back on the show regularly. Â Bad news is that with the holidays over everyone has to go back to their normal schedules with no real time off until ,…
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Tips & Tricks 08JAN2012
Last week’s tip of using ammonia to reclaim acrylic brushes that had been left with paint to dry got several comments back that Murphy’s Oil Soap works very well. Â I have not tried that, but I appreciate the feedback! This week’s tip comes from Jerry’s Artarama: When you want to make thin, straight lines in…
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Art Journaling Mr. Clean and The Buddha
What a FUN night we had! The theme for the night was a clean slate, but that didn’t really have much bearing on the show. Â Girl2 painted alongside, Boy2 played with blocks and danced, My Beautiful, Young Bride gave us an update on the happenings in her class room and my mum rejoined us as…
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Daddy Daughter breakfast sketches 07JAN2012
The cafe was PACKED this morning. When we first got there, we couldn’t even comfortably stand inside to wait for a seat. So we walked over to the studio and goofed off for a while. When we got back, they were still very busy, but we got our favorite seats at the counter. We ordered…
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Painting class update
This week I let the day job and just about anything else work to prevent me conducting Painting Class. Â I have a philosophy that if you want to do something you will find a way to do it. Â If you don’t, you will find an excuse not to. Â Right now, I find myself making excuses…
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Drawing Class 9: The Eye
Tonight in Drawing Class I laid down the basics on how to draw an eye. Â I demonstrate how the human anatomy and life drawing can be broken down into basic shapes so that you can get a better understanding of the shading. Â I also talk about how using the AOH method as a tool, while…