"Fruit and Nuts #2"

Acrylic on canvas panel - 6x6 in
Still life of fruit and nuts

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FALL IS IN THE AIR!!

ENTER TO WIN "Tuscan Hills" Fine Art Painting!

September 2014 contest is here.
Enter to win the painting above from Peter Fasi Fine Art.
Watercolor on paper - 9x12 in.

Contest ends at midnight on September 30, 2014.
Winner will be notified by the following week.

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"Shoreline Study #2"

Oil on canvas panel - 5x7 cm
Shoreline study in Key Biscayne

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FALL IS IN THE AIR!!

ENTER TO WIN "Tuscan Hills" Fine Art Painting!

September 2014 contest is here.
Enter to win the painting above from Peter Fasi Fine Art.
Watercolor on paper - 9x12 in.

Contest ends at midnight on September 30, 2014.
Winner will be notified by the following week.

Click here to enter!

"Shoreline study #1"

Acrylic on canvas panel - 6x8 in
Impressionistic view of a shoreline study in the Florida Keys

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FRUIT AND NUTS

Oil on Canvas Panel - 5x7 in.
Still life of fruit and nuts rendered in a tonalist impressionist style.

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"A river runs through it"

Acrylic on canvas panel - 6x6 in

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A view from the canyon of the river below

"Southwest Desert Mesa"

Acrylic on canvas panel - 7x5 in

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Impressionistic view of a southwestern United States desert view. Late afternoon sun.

"Riverbank Series #4"

Colorful Watercolor on paper - 8x11 in

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Semi-abstract rendition of a snowy riverbank with a colorful array of tree shapes lining the river bank.

Selling Paintings: Which Subjects Sell Best?

According to a Art Business Today survey in 2003*, these were the Top 10 best-selling subjects for paintings in the UK: 1. Traditional landscapes. 2. Local views. 3. Modern or semi-abstract landscapes. 4. Abstracts. 5. Dogs. 6. Figure studies (excluding nudes). 7. Seascapes, harbour, and beach scenes. 8. Wildlife. 9. Impressionistic landscapes. 10. Nudes.

How to get traffic for your blog

Great list from Seth Godin on how to drive traffic to your blog.

1. Use lists.
2. Be topical… write posts that need to be read right now.
3. Learn enough to become the expert in your field.
4. Break news.
5. Be timeless… write posts that will be readable in a year.

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Sixty Minute Artist

Came across a blog some time back that I have found extremely educational.

Here is what the owner Jerry Lebo has to say about it.

“I started this blog for a simple reason: I need to paint to keep myself from going crazy, and with a full-time job and four kids, it is not always easy to find the time. So in June 2007, I set a challenge for myself. Give myself a minimum of sixty minutes a day (more if possible)–and try to make progress in my painting. So, through this blog I am going to let you follow my efforts. I am not trying to convince you that you can make or sustain yourself as an artist on sixty minutes a day–painting is a life-long pursuit and takes serious committment. Also, you should not be under the illusion that you can make a painting in 60 minutes–some take weeks or even months to complete. This blog is not about making art faster, it is about how to turn consistent effort into something worth looking at.”

Check it out – http://sixtyminuteartist.blogspot.com/