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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Dec 6, 2020
- 2 min
How I teach Still Life Classes...
If you ask 100 different artists how to approach a still life, you may get 100 different answers. In art, there are many paths to the sam...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
Color Temperature Creates a Mood!
Right after value, color temperature is a very important element of painting. Being able to discern color temperature in your subject...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Abstracting the Landscape
When I'm plein air painting, I have a different process than when I'm painting in the studio. In plein air, you have a short period of ti...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
The painting process
If I were to describe my painting process here, it would be back-to front, and dark-to-light. That means I started with the big shapes of ..
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
That defining moment when I became an artist...
Recently, I was asked to write about a painting that influenced me artistically...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Oct 10, 2020
- 2 min
Abstracting the Landscape Part 2
What we have done so far is break it down into values and shapes. At this point, we can start assigning color to those shapes.
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
Abstracting the Landscape
Starting off with a good Gestalt is key to making a good painting.
To determine the Gestalt, you may need to abstract the design down to the
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Sep 27, 2020
- 4 min
The Lure of the Nocturne
There's a whole new world that opens up when the sun sets. Night changes the values and colors of the landscape; everything becomes low-key,
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Sep 20, 2020
- 3 min
When Life Hands You Lemons...
We've all been "lifed" on. You know the feeling; your going along, living life, when suddenly big drama after big drama occurs...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Sep 6, 2020
- 3 min
Setting Artistic Goals for Yourself
Setting goals may not be what you think of when you have time to paint! But, it's important if you want to jump from hobbyist to artist. ...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jul 12, 2020
- 3 min
Improving Upon Your Reference Photos...
A great thing about being an artist is that your do not have to faithfully reproduce a photo in your painting. Instead, you can improve upon
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jun 28, 2020
- 2 min
Catching mistakes in your paintings
It's hard to see mistakes with the same eyes that made them. We all make mistakes, but not all of us are wise enough to catch them. Catch...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
High Key vs. Low Key
When you become a Value Ninja you start to see small changes in darks and lights that captivate you, and make you want to concentrate on ...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min
Art is Your Happy Place
Creativity flows through all people in equal measure. You do not have to deserve it, or do anything special to get it, just be open...
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Shawn Dell Joyce artist
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
"Knowledge has to precede execution"-Edgar Payne
"Knowledge precedes execution." -Edgar Payne
How visual learners learn...
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