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Watercolors: Too Many Tulips
Once in a while (not too often), I’ll paint flowers. Here’s one I did, when I decided to try tulips. Oboy. By the time that painting was done, I never wanted to see a tulip again. Tha… more »
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Watercolors: Too Many Tulips
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Friar wrote 1 week ago: Once in a while (not too often), I’ll paint flowers. Here’s one I did, when I decided to … more »
Watercolors: Fresh Tracks
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Friar wrote 4 weeks ago: In oil paints, if you want to make something appear white, you can apply white paint to the canv … more »
Watercolors: A Couple of Alpine Scenes
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Friar wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been into mountains these past few weeks. Here are a couple of quick ones. This fir … more »
Friar's Artist Tips: If you find a good teacher, latch onto them and whatever you do, don't let go!
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Friar wrote 1 month ago: Case in point. I started semi-serious painting in 1997. I signed up for art lessons at the loc … more »
Watercolors: Oregon Dunes
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Friar wrote 1 month ago: At Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area… … more »
Watercolors: Time to Rake
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Friar wrote 2 months ago: I never know where my next painting subject will come from. Once, I was visiting a friend in Oct … more »
Watercolor #8. Flight over Wrangell St. Elias
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Friar wrote 3 months ago: This was from a photo I took out of an airplane, on a scenic flight I took over Alaska a few years b … more »
Friar's Artist Tips: Cheap brushes work just fine.
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Friar wrote 3 months ago: In a typical art supply store, watercolor brushes range in price from $3.00-10.00 for the chea … more »
Water Color #8: Dempster Highway
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Friar wrote 3 months ago: Road trip to Northern Yukon, around July. … more »
Friar's Artist Tips: Warm Down with a Quickie
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Friar wrote 3 months ago: I’ve ruined too many paintings at the very end by not knowing when stop and take a “Ti … more »
Watercolor #7. Capitol Reef
Friar wrote 3 months ago: From a hike in Capitol Reef, Utah. … more »
Bad Art #2
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Friar wrote 3 months ago: …okay, I admit. I wasn’t having a good day. (Oh well, not all of them can be gems.) … more »
Friar's Artist Tips: Don't be a Sucker
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Friar wrote 3 months ago: Painting isn’t “real work”, is it? It’s more like play-time…a hobb … more »
Friar's Artist Tips: Dont' Listen to the Rule-Makers
Friar wrote 3 months ago: As if there aren’t enough Rule-Makers in life (at the office, at church, at school), there ar … more »
Water Color #4: Bad Art
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Friar wrote 3 months ago: Not all of my paintings are “masterpieces”. I did this one in art class a few ye … more »
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