Shawn Dell Joyce artist
What its like to paint with the Hudson River School...
As I pack to head up to the Hudson Valley to teach a workshop at Olana, I'm going to give you a sneak peek at my latest work of fiction....
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Your Art Can Change the World~
I had to do an artist's talk yesterday at the close of my solo show at Woodfield Fine Art. What I most want to communicate to people is...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jul 22
- 4 min
Mentors (the importance of)
Many artists I've met proudly proclaim that they are "self-taught" and for many years, I often said that myself because I didn't learn...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jul 16
- 6 min
What does your art mean?
Transcendentalism, symbols and meanings in my paintings by Shawn Dell Joyce Ever see the light filtering through the trees and it leaves...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jun 29
- 6 min
What it's like to go to IAPS (one person's opinion and experience) by Shawn Dell Joyce
The International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) convenes every other year in Albuquerque, NM. I've been wanting to go for years,...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jun 19
- 6 min
Working from other people's photos and copyright law
Almost every artist I know works from photos at some time or other. Most artists shoot photos that wind up being paintings, and some use...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jun 4
- 7 min
Art Handling-Avoiding damage to your framed pastels
Framing is one of the largest business expense for most professional artists. When you invest in good quality framing, you also need to...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- May 27
- 5 min
Preparing for a Solo Show!
Getting a solo show is a big honor, and something you want to build for rather than have too quickly in your career. If you are not...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- May 22
- 3 min
Finding Your Tribe
"Success happens in clusters." -Julia Cameron; The Artist's Way We artists need each other. It's a simple fact. While many artists may...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- May 7
- 2 min
Why Under Paint?
An underpainting wash is a way to dissolve layers of color into the tooth of a paper to lay down a base coating and free up the paper...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Apr 25
- 3 min
Making an Underpainting Work For You!
I don't often use under paintings as I am an alla prima painter (all at once) and tend to move quickly through the composition. This is...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Apr 16
- 3 min
Doing anything else but painting!
I'm my last session of my advanced pastel class at Dunedin Fine Art Center, I had a conversation with my people about what keeps them...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Simplifying a Figure into Value Blocks and Shapes
Figures bring a human element to any landscape, especially beach scenes. But many artists are intimidated by the figure, and feel they...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Mar 27
- 7 min
Baby in a Tree Part 2
Continued from last week... Then I blamed myself for being too old, or maybe our genes were stale, or I gained weight at the wrong pace...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Mar 20
- 11 min
"The Baby in the Tree" by Shawn Dell Joyce
A short story based on the Hudson River School and the philosophy of Transcendentalism. The storm howled outside the tiny RV rocking and...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Inspiration by Shawn Dell Joyce
Many realist painters do not have to look far for inspiration, others work from inspired series (figures in the landscape, sunsets,...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Changing the direction of the light in plein air (Planar Values)
Nature almost never gives you perfect light, and the time to paint it! Very often you must make up the light, or intensify it when it...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Adding a Figure to a Plein Air Painting
Adding a figure into a composition-while you are painting it en plein air-is always a challenge. I prefer to work from live models on the...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jan 29
- 4 min
What Makes You Tick?
A friend recently asked me “if you didn’t have to sell your art, or teach art, would you still do it?” My answer is “Hail yeah! I’d still...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jan 21
- 3 min
Rembrandt and Lost and Found Edges
How using fewer brushstrokes and edges can make a stronger painting. In my class; "Classical Training for Artists" which is a beginning...
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