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Artistic Growth
Edgar Payne said, "No one can paint better than he/she knows how. We must accumulate knowledge, study nature often and practice continually." I teach my students to paint better using Edgar Payne's principles.
Simone Says
This is the rebirth of my old high school newspaper column. Here I share my insights and opinions about the fine art of oil painting.
One Of My Inspirations...
...Is my father's life. A high-schooler when the Great Depression hit, he left school to help support his father's family. Though highly talented, the grim economic realities of that era made it impossible to live out his dreams of becoming a professional painter. It is my dream to do what he could not.
