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What to Do When Your Painting Isn’t Working
Create a hero
3 Tips to for a Better Landscape Painting
Painting in Action: Painting a Dynamic (non-trite) Sunset
3 Lessons I Learned from Art That Work for Business
Art Buying: Follow Your Heart
Serendipity
The upcoming July 4 holiday plus the hoorah about Megan Rapinoe got me thinking about politics and patriotism and art. (I’m always thinking about art.) No matter their politics, I think we can agree most people we know love their country. They – and you, and I – love the United States of America. Art and photography has long been used to gin up patriotic enthusiasm – Declaration of Independence, (1818), commissioned to help unite the fractious new states,
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Art and Patriotism
The upcoming July 4 holiday plus the hoorah about Megan Rapinoe got me thinking about politics and patriotism and art. (I’m always thinking about art.) No matter their politics, I think we can agree most people we know love their country. They – and you, and I – love the United States of America. Art and photography has long been used to gin up patriotic enthusiasm – Declaration of Independence, (1818), commissioned to help unite the fractious new states,
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My favorite tools/toys
If I found a hundred bucks on the sidewalk, I’d look around to see if anyone obvious dropped it. But if the sidewalk was otherwise empty, I’d definitely put the cash in my pocket – and head to the nearest art supply store. Here's what I'd buy.
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Why do I paint what I paint?
Artist Bart Levy Featured in Encore Living Publication
Artist Bart Levy Featured in Second Acts Online Publication
The #100Paintingsin100Days Project
My Piece of Art Heaven
I’m back. Back to real life from the heaven that is Nimrod Hall, an artists retreat in the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia. In spite of some very chilly, rainy weather for a few days, it was wonderful. The way it works is, each summer there are several sessions, some with and some without an instructor. Though in past years I’ve […]
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Fun in the Vineyards
Last week and in the coming weeks, I visited a number of vineyards. Some, like Barboursville Vineyards, are big and prosperous, having been established 20 or 30 years ago. They have a lovely tasting room and restaurant. Some are more modest. One or two, unfortunately, are obviously struggling. The people, though, are genuinely friendly. I highly recommend a day trip or even a weekend.
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Making art ain’t for sissies
How do I decide what to paint?
From time to time, someone asks, "How do you decide what to paint?". It's almost always something that catches my eye. In this case, it was two-fold.
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