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Do you get stuck at the blank canvas? Do you want to paint but don't know how to start? As your art practice evolves you will develop your own go-to strategies for beginning, but if you are new at painting, here are a few suggestions. Don't start a painting. Start multiple paintings. Do start with an inexpensive, low-stakes, substrate such as Bristol or 80# Cheap Drawing Paper Do focus on the practice, the process, not the 'finished' painting. Don't try to finish a painting. Do give yourself…

Commitment to process is an important key to getting unstuck. We have a habit of focusing on results, setting expectations, and making judgements accordingly. We want to know how things will turn out; we want to avoid uncertainty by planning, so that we get it ‘right’. While this habit of planning for results is essential for most activities in our lives (I don’t dispute the value of planning!), it does seem to be one of the main reasons that we get stuck as artists. Making some marks, the…

Purchase an art print of the painting "Shoreline #4" by Jane Davies. Choose from multiple sizes and hundreds of frame and mat options. All prints are professionally printed, packaged, and shipped within 3 - 4 business days.

Jane is recognized nationally for her amazing talent and we are thrilled to be able to publish her art as in-stock prints and Print on Demand.

2016 Topic 20: Squares and Grids Jane Davies Well hello everyone, Darcy here, time for a new topic. This time we will be going all geometric with squares and grids. These are very basic shapes and have been around throughout history. From ancient Greeks and Romans using geometric designs in their floor and wall tiles, to most areas having a central town 'square', to all forms of art. There is not much I can tell you about the history of squares, being so basic they cannot be traced back to…

I'm doing a little re-organization in the studio; maybe that is organization. Not re-organization. So I've pulled out all my paints and org...