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    Doing anything else but painting!
    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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    Baby in a Tree Part 2
    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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    "The Baby in the Tree" by Shawn Dell Joyce
    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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    Inspiration by Shawn Dell Joyce
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Mar 8
    • 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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    Doing things that scare the hell out of you artistically!
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Doing things that scare the hell out of you artistically!

    (Like starting a new class where you feel over your head, and out of your league) We all feel scared and overwhelmed at some point-if you...
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    Great Pause and the New Normal
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Oct 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Great Pause and the New Normal

    (I've been traveling for workshops and will be back to my regularly scheduled art blog next week, bear with me!) Ok, so I have an older...
    143 views1 comment
    Kindred Spirits
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Kindred Spirits

    Lessons from Olana and painting on hallowed ground... For the past month I've been teaching a plein air pastel class at Olana, this...
    231 views3 comments
    Shortcuts to Success
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Shortcuts to Success

    It seems the more successful I become, the more often I hear the same question; "are there secret shortcuts to success? tell me how you...
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    Embracing Frustration
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Embracing Frustration

    What I learned from attending Pastel Live! and how to use your artistic frustration as Miracle Grow for your artistic abilities... As a...
    237 views4 comments
    Believing Mirror-why we artists need each other
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Aug 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    Believing Mirror-why we artists need each other

    "Success happens in clusters..." Julia Cameron The Artist's Way I asked my friend A. (for anonymous) how her painting was going in a...
    168 views2 comments
    Your Art Discipline
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Aug 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    Your Art Discipline

    I teach a lot of workshops where people are taking a class for the first time, or just setting up an art practice. Yesterday, I taught a...
    127 views2 comments
    When Success Knocks-Creating Opportunities Through Marketing
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Jul 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    When Success Knocks-Creating Opportunities Through Marketing

    I really appreciate when press comes my way. It's rare (although it may seem to happen a lot to me) and it's usually because of my...
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    Inspiration
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Jul 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Inspiration

    Do you have it? How do you get it? Where does it come from? This week, I spent a great deal of time on this painting. I struggled with it...
    98 views1 comment
    The Golden Curve and the Fibonacci Sequence
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Jun 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Golden Curve and the Fibonacci Sequence

    and how it can help your compositions affect viewers on a primal level... I'm a geek. If you are an artist, you probably are too. One of...
    434 views1 comment
    When Success Comes to You...
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • May 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    When Success Comes to You...

    Many of you are new friends, and we've only known each other for a few years. You may be noticing that my career has taken an upward...
    47 views2 comments
    Honest Self Appraisal vs Critique
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 6 min

    Honest Self Appraisal vs Critique

    Anyone who has had a class with me has experienced an honest self appraisal at the end of class. This is different from a group critique...
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    Charting Your Artistic Growth
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Charting Your Artistic Growth

    Most artists tend to think their latest painting is their best ever. I know I certainly do! This is where other artists can be crucial to...
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    The Meaning of it All!
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Apr 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Meaning of it All!

    This week I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Eric Rhoads for Plein Air Podcast about the power of art as a tool for social...
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    Cleaning House-keeping your thoughts and painting space clear of clutter
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    Cleaning House-keeping your thoughts and painting space clear of clutter

    What's the first thing you think about when you realize that you have time to paint? Probably its the laundry, or all the other chores...
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    Switching it up-playing with other mediums to strengthen your painting skills
    Shawn Dell Joyce artist
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Switching it up-playing with other mediums to strengthen your painting skills

    I cannot overstate the importance of play. As a professional art teacher, I see many novice artists that take themselves so seriously and...
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