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  • March Artist of the Month – Changed!

    March Artist of the Month – Changed!

    Originally I was going to write about Francisco Goya for the March Artist of the Month, but there was one problem (at least to me). We’ve spent the last two months…

  • My February Expressionism Project!

    My February Expressionism Project!

    My Expressionism project for this month was a cute little (digital) painting of two birds. I did the birds, sky, and mountains on separate layers so I could export all of…

  • February Artist of the Month: Franz Marc

    February Artist of the Month: Franz Marc

    What is Expressionism? Expressionism began around 1905 in Germany and Austria. Recognizable by its bright, artificial color palettes and simplified forms, it introduced distortions of reality designed to elicit an emotional…

  • Expressionist February

    Expressionist February

    Our artist this month is Franz Marc! I chose him because despite his short life and career, he was a major influence in the German Expressionist movement. His work is instantly…

  • Impressionist Art – Did I Do It?

    Impressionist Art – Did I Do It?

    When I started my little digital Impressionist painting, I made sure to go in with no expectations. If it came out great – great! If it came out bad – also…

  • January Artist of the Month: Berthe Morisot

    January Artist of the Month: Berthe Morisot

    When I decided to do the Artist of the Month project, Berthe Morisot was one of the first artists I thought of. Her talents as an artist could have easily been…