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Ponte Vecchio Giclée Prints Arrive
I was pretty psyched when my first ever Giclée on canvas prints arrived this week. After posting my stylized photo of the Ponte Vecchio a week ago, I had a request for a limited print! I have wanted to make a giclée on canvas for quite a while now and this seemed like a great opportunity [...]
First Outing with My Canon 50D DSLR
I don’t have the time to paint out of doors as much as I would like. I remain committed to my goal of painting at least 50% of my paintings en plein air over the next 12 months but I felt the need to add another tool to my creative arsenal for observing and documenting [...]
ADNW Logo Wear Arrives!
I am excited to announce that the official ADNW Artist Apron has finally arrived! The first one will go to ADNW Passion Award recipient Peggy Skattebo, who has been patiently waiting for the stitching to be completed. There have been no other Passion Award nominations so I guess I will have a box of these [...]
Packing for Plein Air Painting
So my final shipment of supplies for my plein air adventure with John Taft showed up today. For the benefit of those, like me, that hunger to know what setup other artists use, I thought I would post what I will be packing. I long for the day that these items bear the road-worn patina [...]
Shadow Box Project
Since I usually paint on weekends, I don’t always have the luxury of painting outside when the weather decides not to cooperate. My indoor studio is pretty well set up but I did not have a easy way to stage and light a still life scene. I would usually get a bit frustrated trying [...]