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New Video: Move Your Body to Move Your Brush
Moving Your Body to Move Your Brush
This video is a follow up our previous email on the benefits of a Still Mind and a Body in Motion. Thank you ...
Still Mind, Body In Motion
Illustrative instruction for painting of a Carp by Johnson Su-sing Chow in his book Aquatic Life (V4) Vegetables, Fruits, Insects and Aquatic Life ...
Simplicity Of Brush Painting: Handling A Double Edged Sword
Simple bamboo painting on new Semi-sized Shuen Paper
The Initial Attraction
Many of us were initially attracted to Chinese Brush Painting or Sumi-e...
Collaborative Painting
With all of the social distancing that is necessary because of the pandemic, we are missing the in person experience of painting with those with a ...
Exploring A New Paper: One Artist's Process
How to Explore a New Paper
During our last OAS Painting Challenge in our OASlife Facebook group, we were struck by the submissions of artist and OA...
Creativity Tips for Perfectionists
Close up crop of a simple landscape painting on new gold speckle paper. We are preparing some cut sheets for sale starting Friday 5/22
This is a ...
White Space in Brush Painting
We discuss how to think differently about painting to focus on white space to make this easier and more fun
