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Now watching... I wouldn't miss this for the day, although I noticed this is only part 1!

Pencil Sketch Decided on color of rocks Still more rocks Rocks are hard Added colorful kois Getting there... My Kois in Pond is Done!!

Kois in Pond Acrylic on 18"x24" Canvas. September 24. Cezanne's Tulips in Vase WC on paper. September 19. Carabao WC and Ink on Moleskine. September 10. Jamie Oliver's Gourds. WC and Ink on Moleskine. September 8. Tegernsee Landscape still by Macke. WC on Moleskine. September 7. Blue Girl Reading by Expressionist  August Macke . WC on Moleskine. September 7.

This is a soft pastel tutorial for the absolute beginner.  It's an exercise in patience, with the video running at 2 hours and also a subtle message of not being discouraged in using an inferior soft pastel brand such as Mungyo. Lovely.

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Art Lessons - Methods for finding pleasing compositions (Aaron's Art Tip...) I found this Art Tip informative yet amusing.  He managed to squish in his artworks into the Fibonacci Spiral, and not the other way 'round where the Golden Rectangle fits decidedly into the elements of the drawing. Hm. But I watched it twice. Still interesting in making compositions in painting with the Rule of Thirds and the Golden Ratio. The bottom line for composition: "If it feels right, then it probably is right." ---Aaron Blaise

Again, another amazing tutorial, from start to finish! This time a pastel portrait painted in real time which I so need to do for an upcoming competition.

#lovesummerart wave on beach painting  acrylic easy beginner art lesson I have to admit, I'm still relatively new to painting in acrylics. Truth to tell, I have just been painting with this medium for two years straight. I love tutorials by The Art Sherpa on YouTube and I just watched this one so I'm sharing it here.  Besides painting well, she has so many snippets/nuggets of wisdom to share by her simple remarks, and they make a ton of difference for a learning artist like me.  I follow her Facebook Page where the members are really supportive of one another as well and I know it first hand.  Of all the YouTube "quick artists" out there, Art Sherpa is one I truly admire!