Genres, Inspiration at the Art Market

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For representational painters, the three primary genres are Landscape, Still life, and Portraiture. These can be further modified to include figurative, interiors, and myriad other blends. In my observations, it seems most artists stick to one or two genres as their specialty. The most successful gallery painters appear to have found a following based on … Read more

Plein Air Painting

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In discussing this branch of painting with fellow artists, I find a wide range of responses. From those who look forward to getting out as much as possible, to those who fondly describe themselves as a studio painter only. My own experience finds the act of plein air paintings as rich, and as fulfilling a … Read more

A Painter’s Life

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How many painters find themselves yearning to paint more, but life has a way of intervening? Welcome to the push and pull of the painters’ world. Although this may apply mostly to those painters who work a job unassociated with painting, it is nevertheless very common among we artists. Take heart. You may be working … Read more