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On sketching animals and birds, on Van Gogh, on Black and White
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August Letter
On sketchbook projects, quick en pleir air drawing, reels, Paul Gauguin, and the subtle narratives that can exist in unpeopled scenes.
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July Letter
On uplifting summertime light, watercolour pencils, the paintings of Edvard Munch, rediscovering old and/or neglected art materials and forbidden…
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June Letter
On birdsong, "drawing" in paint, new terrain, "narrative" pictures, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Massacio's "Young Man in a Scarlet Turban."
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May Letter
On failed attempts at casual sketching, on figure drawing, on my odd feelings re: springtime and my current "infinite palette"
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April Letter
On watercolour paint and Gustave Caillebotte
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March Letter
On Acrylic Paint and a Particular Shade of Green
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February Letter
On art processes and art objects...
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January Letter
January **Thanks for reading Art Letters! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. I So far my sense of January is that it will be…
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December Letter II
Gouache Observations
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December Letter
Art Favourites of 2022
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Late November Letter
Hello once again,Thanks for reading Art Letters! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. As I said before I had been thinking of…
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