Speaker Girl and finally a release

OK, I've been meaning to get this out the door forever. One thing went wrong after another. First, I drew up a pretty nice picture from an old live sketch of Roxy, inked it, and ruined it because I didn't clean my watercolor brushes correctly between colors. It happens though.…

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If you’ve done it once, you can do it again

Humans are complicated beings. But there are pretty much two different mindsets. No, most people aren't either or. They're a percentage of each one. You got a scarcity mindset. These people believe that if I win at something, that severely lessens your chance of being successful at it. Needless to…

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How to clean your watercolor brushes

I rarely use soap with my watercolor brushes. Usually when we paint with watercolors, using two jars does the trick. I have two Kimchi jars that I use for my watercolor brushes. The first one is for the initial rinse and the second one is for the second rinse. With…

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Edward Robert Hughes – Pre-Raphaelite Associate Artist

More than likely, you've seen some of the works of Edward Robert Hughes. Perhaps on greeting cards. My wife has a t-shirt with Midsummer Eve, painted in 1908. Edward Robert Hughes Midsummer Eve Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914) is the nephew of Pre-Raphaelite painter Arthur Hughes. His uncle was his first…

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3 totally random artistic musings

The more I write, the more articles I will have just like these. They're musings - things that inspire me. I'm quite sure they'd be useful to you as well, because it's a good thing to share thoughts. You and I are human after all. And we're both artists. It's…

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