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Pure Energy

February/March 2025

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Paul Bailey renders the Welsh coastline with a set of dynamic acrylic techniques

- Paul Bailey

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Low clouds over Twizzle Foot, acrylic on canvas board, 20 x 16" (50 x 40 cm)

Of all of the wonderful views of Wales, the coastline of Pembrokeshire has to be my favorite, especially the spectacular cliffs and shoreline of St. David's peninsula. The St. David's coastline seems to be in a perpetual state of flux: ripping clouds and simmering casts of color. The light shifts dramatically, and the evening illumination of the sun (golden hour) is particularly enchanting along the spectacular line of shattered rock cliffs, which have been both sculpted by the sea and distorted, over eons, by geological movements in the earth. It's totally inspiring.

I make no secret of my use of a phone camera to capture my reference in preference to sketching or painting plein air. Using my camera gives me more time to walk and explore. I augment the compositions with either memory or imagination, or perhaps both, and sometimes amalgamate photographic reference together. The photo is only the starting point. It's not my intention to accurately capture the scene, but rather express its nature in paint. I find joy and excitement in painting this way without constraint. Yes, my paintings do reflect my slightly cavalier attitude, especially when some of my paint choices can occasionally be what is actually close to hand.

imageSevern Valley autumn, acrylic on canvas board, 10 x 12" (25 x 30 cm)

One analogy of my process is that I consider the progression of a painting like a game of chess. I start with a plan, or opening, but I am willing to respond as the painting develops. My mark making, be it brushwork or paint flicking, is dynamic and occasionally unpredictable, but I have learned to get myself in the right ballpark so the results are controlled and pretty much as I intended.

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Step by Step: Capturing Expression

I painted Olivier as part of a demonstration for my Wednesday online class. The month's theme was \"Alla Prima Portrait Expressions,\" focusing on capturing dynamic emotion in a static image.

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2 mins

February/March 2025

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Intuitive response

My work is known for its raw, dynamic energy and freshness.

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2 mins

February/March 2025

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The Portrait Society of America Chairman's Letter Educate, Inspire, Connect

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, \"How much of human life is lost in waiting.\"

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3 mins

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No Place Like Home

Focusing on color mixing and composition, Kayla Martell paints blissful interior scenes

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8 mins

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Moved by Instinct

Inspired by the beauty of nature, Jean Haines' watercolors bloom with spontaneity

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7 mins

February/March 2025

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BACK-UP PLAN

An overview of the data storage options for all of the digital files that make up your art business

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3 mins

February/March 2025

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Apex Predators

Growing up in Kenya surrounded by nature, Guy Combes talks about the passions of painting wildlife

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3 mins

February/March 2025

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Skyscapes

Ksenya Verse highlights the intricate textures, variability and sculptural nature of clouds

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2 mins

February/March 2025

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Something beguiling

In watercolor, I work exclusively with transparent pigments, carefully building textural effects through multiple glazes (sometimes up to five or six layers) to achieve dimension and detail in my realistic watercolors.

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2 mins

February/March 2025

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HUNCHES ARE BUILT UPON WISDOM

Harley Brown's fascinating things no one else will tell you

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6 mins

February/March 2025