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Original Lake Powell Landscape Painting "The End of Davis Gulch" by Nancee Jean Busse Painter of the American West

1 month ago | Daily Painters Of Colorado

Lake Powell is a magically beautiful place. The Glen Canyon dam was completed in 1966 in spite of the impassioned protests of environmentalists, naturalists, historians, and...
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Gouache as a Rehearsal Medium

2 monthes ago | Gurney Journey

Here's a new teaser for the upcoming article about T. rex coming up in the April issue of Ranger Rick. I do two quick sketches in gouache before launching into the final oil...
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Willem Claesz Heda. Born December 14, 1594

5 monthes ago | Chez Namaste Nancy

An early and eceptively simple still life by Willem Claesz Heda, born OTD 1594. Already doing the lemon peel thing, although not so expertly as in later works. Inlaid knife...
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Zooming in / Zooming Out

6 monthes ago | Hear This You Creators

Above: We must confront notions of abstraction when we zoom in and crop a work of art. What we could once objectify, we must now reassess. Above: Similar issues had to be dealt...
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Jean-Antoine Watteau

7 monthes ago | Chez Namaste Nancy | 2 articles

October 10, 1684. Jean-Antoine Watteau (*baptised October 10, 1684 - died July 18, 1721), better known as Antoine Watteau, was a French painter whose brief career spurred the...
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Jean-Antoine Watteau

7 monthes ago | Chez Namaste Nancy

October 10, 1684. Jean-Antoine Watteau (*baptised October 10, 1684 - died July 18, 1721), better known as Antoine Watteau, was a French painter whose brief career spurred the...
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Ozmo in Bolgheri, Italy

9 monthes ago | Street Art News

OZMO realized a big size mural in Bolgheri, a land that has inspired and continues to inspire the arts. The painting on the outer wall of the Le Macchiole - one of Tuscany's...
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Zooming in / Zooming Out

One year ago | Hear This You Creators

Above: We must confront notions of abstraction when we zoom in and crop a work of art. What we could once objectify, we must now reassess. Above: Similar issues had to be dealt...
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More Early Duchamp Paintings

One year ago | Art Contrarian

Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) did a lot of damage to western culture and art. Or so I think. But if it hadn't been Duchamp, someone would have done the same thing not...
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On this day in 1684. Jean-Antoine Watteau

One year ago | Chez Namaste Nancy

Jean-Antoine Watteau (French: ; baptised October 10, 1684 - died July 18, 1721),better known as Antoine Watteau, was a French painter whose brief career spurred the revival of...
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Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Contemporary Colorado Landscape Painting, Fine Art Oil Painting “Old Guys on...

I was taking the long way home from Collbran, across the De Beque cut off when I spotted these trees all lined up on a hill. They looked like old men just wiling away the day... Read more ...

Mark Webster - Abstraction 18 - Abstract Landscape Oil Painting

Mark Webster - Abstraction 18 - Abstract Landscape Oil Painting. 8x10" Oil on Canvas Panel. Read more ...

Contemporary Colorado Landscape Painting, Fine Art Oil Painting “Old Guys on...

I was taking the long way home from Collbran, across the De Beque cut off when I spotted these trees all lined up on a hill. They looked like old men just wiling away the day... Read more ...

Peony Still Life Giclee, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, 14x18x1.5

I painted this peony oil still life recently, at a workshop. I was concentrating on brushwork and values. The original is NFS, but I liked it enough to offer a limited number... Read more ...

Red rocks

5x7" original oil painting on 1/8" panel I love painting with red. It's such a warm wonderful colour. For some reason, it's kind of scary to use... but it often works great! Read more ...

Mustard In The Canyon

Oil 8x10 inches Purchase info here. In March I camped and painted en plein air at Moro Campground which is part of Crystal Cove State Park. Everything was blooming from our... Read more ...

Contemporary Beach Art, Abstract Seascape Painting, Coastal Art “In Motion...

This piece is from my Beautiful Storm Series. It is wired and ready to hang. The paint flow continues around the sides for a beautiful finish. 24"x30"x1.5" Acrylic on Gallery... Read more ...

Bernhard Stange, Mountain Village in the Moonlight

Date: 1844 Technique: Oil on canvas; 41 x 38 cm Source Read more ...

Arthur Hacker, Flare and Flutter: Piccadilly Circus at Night

Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries Date: 1912 Technique: Oil on canvas, 71.3 x 91.4 cm Source Read more ...

Using the Pixlr App to Posterize

Photo of Beaver Brook In a previous post I introduced Carlson's Theory of Angles, a great approach to simplifying and understanding the values in landscape painting. Now I'd... Read more ...