Shawn Dell Joyce artist
When You Get a BIG Commission by Shawn Dell Joyce
Recently I had a solo show. One of the many ancillary benefits of it, was that it generated a large commission for me. A collector who...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Nov 14
- 3 min
A Fine TIme For Plein Air
Story & Photography by Leslie Joy Ickowitz guest blogger this week while Shawn Dell Joyce is moving... It’s a picture perfect, crisp fall...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Oct 25
- 10 min
What its like to participate in a plein air competition...
Many of you ask me about competing professionally and how to get into the plein air circuit of events. Here's a blog to get you going, or...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Oct 11
- 2 min
Iridescents-and what I LOVE about them!
So when I was a girl, like most girls, I loved ANYTHING with glitter! I mean it was the '70's and disco was the latest craze with pink...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Sep 24
- 2 min
Color As Value
One of my favorite challenges in my Advanced Pastel Techniques class (next session is at Dunedin Fine Art Center Winter 1, Thursday...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Sep 17
- 4 min
Complementary Palette for Pastel
Folks, this is the article that I wrote for Pastel Journal Magazine that is in the current edition. The article is reprinted below if you...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Building Community with Art
When you paint, it often feels like a solitary practice. But it isn't, and it doesn't have to be. We artists need a sense of community to...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Repeating Kindred Spirits
This blog from last year rings so true to me today that I'm giving it another play. Many iof you are new subscribers so this may be the...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Aug 21
- 10 min
Painting with the Hudson River School Part 3 (ending)
This is the final installment (part 3 of 3) of a short piece of historical fiction from my upcoming trilogy of stories based on the...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Aug 14
- 9 min
Painting with the Hudson River School part 2
Folks, I am just arriving in NY and getting ready for a couple weeks of painting in places the Hudson River School painted 250 years ago....
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Aug 7
- 6 min
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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