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John Gordon painted twelve eggs. Somewhere between egg nine and ten, he told me, “I’m going to do a dozen of them. And then I’m going to get them out of…
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While I’ve been in London, I’ve been to a few figure drawing sessions. Drawing people, or figures, is a core part of drawing and painting training, but…
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I’m trying something new! The last two afternoons I had the pleasure of painting at Ravenscourt Park in London, and I recorded some videos about the…
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I saw a bench by the Thames. It was worn from use, from backs and butts brushing and bumping against the wood over years. It was made of two thick…
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Why I paint outside
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The Park Painters, Part 3
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The Park Painters, Part 2
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In July when the sun is high
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When I paint at the local park, there’s been a common question people ask as they wander by and see the in-progress canvas: “Is it done?” It’s not such…
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You can't wreck this. Let's get it going. Right now, today.
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How lightly do we touch the surface? I feel as though I could reach out and press my finger against the stillness of my own vision, and it would ripple…
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Objects of contemplation
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