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Featured Oil Painting Lessons & Demonstrations

  • “Vineyard Patterns” - An Oil Painting Demonstration by Jennifer Young

    Landscape on Red Ground

    By Jennifer Young

    I often head out to the Virginia mountains to do some plein air painting, and on a morning last week I visited Veritas Vineyards in Afton Virginia. This is a beautiful winery and there are many possibilities for painting subject matter...

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  • Landscape on Red Ground

    Landscape on Red Ground

    By Caroline Jasper

    With the canvas already colored, there is no need to cover every centimeter of it. Colors are less likely to become muddied by mixing as they touch. Ground color can separate different colors painted wet next to wet, avoiding unwanted mixing. Red which is medium in value provides contrast with whites/highlight colors as well as contrast with darker shadow colors. Red is especially suitable in landscape and water scenes.

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  • Cienga oil painting lesson

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    By Julie T. Chapman

    ”Julie T. Chapman is a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists and the American Academy of Women Artists. She has shown in numerous national and international juried and invitational exhibitions, won some terrific awards, and offers a yearly artist workshop for aspiring animal artists. Her work hangs in a number of galleries in the western U.S. and can also be seen on her website.

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  • Oil Painting Tips - Organizing Your Palette

    Having a clean organized palette is an essential part of good painting. If you are just starting out with oil painting, these tips will help you get a good start.

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  • Oil Painting Supplies - Guide For Beginners

    When I first began painting some 10 years ago, I remember my first trip to my local art supply store. I recall my feeling of utter confusion as I perused the aisles. This particular art store had every tube of paint, brush, medium and canvas known to man, far too many choices for a confused beginner...

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