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how to sell your art - Steve Browning, painting a large canvas en plein air

How I Sold My Most Expensive Painting: Lessons from Sandycove

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Advice for artists - William Schneider, "The Paint Out," 9 x 12 in., plein air

Broken Strokes for Different Folks

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View of Scene: I set up at a wetlands pond in early spring, just as the water lilies sprouted new growth.

How To Paint By Subtraction

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painting outdoors at the beach with watercolor - Gabriel Stockton

Painting Outdoors: The Best Medium for Plein Air at the Beach

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Jack McGowan plein air painting at dawn

A Guide to Plein Air Painting at the Break of Dawn

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Alina Lindquist, "One of My Favorite Places — Avi Kwa Ame National Monument," 2025, gouache, 11 x 14 in., plein air and studio, available from artist

The Moment Everything Clicked

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Plein air at Halfmoon Bay, California, 2022 quick painting

9 Ways to Improve Your Quick Painting / Pochade Skills

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painting with gouache

Painting with Gouache: 7 Serene Examples

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Painting clouds

Practical Advice for Painting Clouds

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Knife plein air painting on North Beach in South Haven, Michigan, 2012. Photo credit Matt Poplawski

The Forgotten Essentials: A Memoir of Persistence

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How to paint skies - Ellen Howard, "Restful Light" oil painting

Sunset Storyteller: How to Paint Skies

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Sketching From Life - OutdoorPainter.com

Two Important Reasons to Practice Sketching From Life

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Practical Perspective: 3 Ways to Show Point of View in a Painting

3 Ways to Show Perspective in a Landscape Painting

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Heiner Radau, drawing the NYC Highline

Did You Draw This?!

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Wyatt Waters, artist and author of "The Watercolor Road"

Taking Care of Your Artistic Self Is Your Responsibility

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Plein Air Tips - Carrie Curran, painting the Indiana Dunes

18 Plein Air Tips for Beginners

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plein air watercolor painting of houses

Better With Time

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Painting from a photo reference - Shelby Keefe, "Solista del Sol," oil

How to Create a Great Painting From an Imperfect Photo Reference

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Painting exercise - Lyn Asselta, "Sky Study 1," pastel, 8 x 10 in.

Plein Air Practice: My Daily Painting Exercise

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Jed Dorsey, "Neighbors," 18 x 24 in.In this piece, I loved how the angles from the three roofs worked together with the sunlight to create a compelling design for this rather ordinary neighborhood scene in Carmel, IN.

7 Tips for Painting Vibrant Color

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