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The Meaning Within This Painting

Discussion on the Meaning Within This Painting COMPLETED PAINTING Oil Painting with Palladium leaf 1200 x 600mm (approx 39½ inches x 23½ inches) Painted on Belgian linen archivally attached to aluminium panelThank you to...

THE IMPACT OF RED IN YOUR PAINTINGS Part 2

THE IMPACT OF RED IN YOUR PAINTINGS Part 2 Enchante Par la Provence By Susan Harrison-Tustain HOW TO STRATEGICALLY PLACE RED IN YOUR COMPOSITION In Part 1 of this two part series, I discussed how to create glowing red mixes that dance on your page/canvas. Now I...

HOW TO PAINT ROSES AND OTHER SUBJECTS USING GLOWING REDS

THE IMPACT OF RED IN YOUR PAINTINGS Part 1 HOW TO PAINT ROSES AND OTHER SUBJECTS USING GLOWING REDS: Image Caption: Rose 'Josephine Bruce' by Susan Harrison-Tustain. Watercolor on Arches 140lbs Hot Pressed paper. In my thirty years of teaching international...

Art Lesson 3– HOW TO PAINT THE BEAUTY OF AUBURN HAIR

How to #Paint Auburn Hair. Auburn hair appears to glow from within. In lessons one and two you have seen how I create this glow using warm under-washes. I then subsequently paint washes of auburn color mixes (as described to create the look of wavy...

Art Lesson 2 – HOW TO PAINT THE BEAUTY OF AUBURN HAIR

HOW TO PAINT THE BEAUTY OF AUBURN HAIR IN WATERCOLOR OR ANY MEDIUM FREE ART LESSON 2 WORK IN PROGRESS by Susan Harrison-Tustain www.susanart.com Welcome to a free How to Paint auburn hair session! You will be able to view this lesson more effectively in...

HOW TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF AUBURN HAIR IN ANY PAINTING MEDIUM

HOW TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF AUBURN HAIR IN ANY PAINTING MEDIUM WORK IN PROGRESS Watercolor by Susan Harrison-Tustain It is my pleasure to create this free art lesson to help you with your understanding of painting and color! I have used a...

THE POWER OF COLOR – free painting lesson series

WELCOME TO MY FREE ART LESSON: The Power of #Color This is a short series of #freepaintinglessons where you will discover invaluable, powerful insights into #painting! Today's #lesson we will begin talking about The Power of Color. #Color of course is a huge...

An Opportunity for you to Suggest a Title for my Latest Gilded Painting!

An Opportunity for you to Title for my Latest Gilded Painting! I am often asked about the importance of painting titles. What better way to discuss this than offer you the opportunity to suggest a title my latest gilded painting! Let's have some fun! I will share the...

FREE PAINTING LESSON: HOW TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE IN YOUR PAINTING SKILLS

Part 2 FREE PAINTING LESSON: HOW TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE IN YOUR PAINTING SKILLS Wow what an overwhelming response to Part 1 of my 'FREE PAINTING LESSON: How to Gain Confidence and Courage in your Painting Skills' article. (If you haven't seen it...

HOW TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE IN YOUR PAINTING SKILLS

HOW TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE IN YOUR PAINTING SKILLS When it comes to self-doubt - you are not alone! It is rare to meet an artist with absolute and supreme confidence in their painting skills. Painting is challenging and if we want to grow our...