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Painting on Raw Linen

ExpertsiconQ: I like the color of raw linen and the effect I get when painting directly on it with oil colors, but I have been told that this practice is problematic. Do I have to use primer and give up my favorite way to paint?

Cheap Joe's Classroom: Scraping

Cheap Joes Art stuff watercolor video lessonwatercolor scrapingThis video demonstrates how to incoporate scraping into your watercolor technique.

Cheap Joe's Lesson 19: Scraping

Brian Smith: Figurative Abstracts

American Artist of the Month

0811aomsmith6_398x600 This Toronto artist has spent the last three years exploring abstraction of the human figure, blending his classical training with a new approach.


Visit the Quick Sketches Blog!

0811qsblog_600x453Visit the new Quick Sketches blog on the American Artist community site for information on noteworthy news items, exhibitions, award winners, and art supplies.

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Saved From the Storm at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

American Artist exhibition

0811stormexhib2_340x600 This collection of work, on loan from The New Orleans Museum of Art, will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and features works from the 17th century through the mid-20th century that were spared from the devastating effects of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina .

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Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings From the Biblioteca Reale in Turin

American Artist exhibition

0811davinciexhib1_468x600_4 The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco’s Legion of Honor will host this exhibition of work by master artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Posted in Drawing | Exhibitions | Homepage

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Brian Smith: Figurative Abstracts

American Artist of the Month

0811aomsmith6_398x600 This Toronto artist has spent the last three years exploring abstraction of the human figure, blending his classical training with a new approach.

Posted in Artist of the Month | Homepage

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Visit the New Plein Air Blog

0810pleinblog_600x453Check out the new Plein Air blog at the American Artist community site!

Posted in Homepage | Plein Air Events | Plein Air Tools & Tips | Plein Air: Past and Present

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Visit the New American Artist Critique Blog!

0810critblog_600x441Visit the new Critique Blog on American Artist community site!

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In Focus

The 2009 American Artist Cover Competition!

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Take advantage of the opportunity to have your artwork reproduced on the cover of American Artist or Watercolor magazine in 2009 and included on our website, www.myAmericanArtist.com.

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