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#21DaysInMyArtWorld :: Art Book

Jan 6, 2018

I received Colors: What They Mean & How To Make Them by Anne Varichon years ago as a gift and fell head over heals in love with it.

Not only is it chocked full of valuable and inspiring information & stories about the history, myth and manufacturing of colors, but I fell in love with the actual book itself. I was smitten with the size, the shape, the matte paper quality and most of all the gorgeous rich yummy photos. All I wanted to do was go crazy painting in it!

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#21DaysInMyArtworld :: Favorite Painting

Jan 5, 2018

This post is inspired by Tara Leaver’s #21daysinmyartworld invitation:  Day 1: Favorite Painting.

In my early 20s I applied for a job to be a personal art handler on a yacht. Basically the job description was sail around the world and rotate the owner’s amazing art collection on a weekly basis.

Ahh, hello dream job.

Unfortunately I never got the position.

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Start Your New Year With A Fun Challenge

Jan 5, 2018

Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

Tara Leaver, who happens to be one of my favorite artists on Instagram as well as one of my beloved teachers in 21 SECRETS Tell Your Story is hosting a pretty fun challenge / invitation through January called “21 Days In My Art World”.

It officially started on January 3rd, but nobody will mind if you jump in late.

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