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Being able to capture the likeness of a human being on canvas, using paint, is certainly a sought after accomplishment for many new painters. It can also be somewhat challenging. This article will cover some of the more basic portrait painting tips & techniques and help lessen some of the confusion many beginners face. With practice, you will soon be painting portraits like the masters. If at all possible, I highly recommend you paint your portraits using a live model as opposed to a photograph....

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If only these walls could talk (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:40:21 GMT
Three years ago, in "Disarmed," journalist and former Texas Monthly editor Gregory Curtis told the story of the Venus de Milo, perhaps the most famous statue from all of antiquity. Now, in "The Cave Painters" (Knopf, ), he dives deeper into the past to examine the most mysterious works in the Western canon: the cave paintings of southern France and northern Spain. As in "Disarmed," Curtis ...

Discipline more important than talent, says artist (McKinney Messenger)
Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:17:29 GMT
He doesn't look like someone out of a 19th century French art academy and he doesn't dress like one either, but he paints and draws as if he is from another century.

Art Listings (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:01:20 GMT
Art listings are compiled by Duncan Scott Davidson. Because of space limitations, new art shows are listed the week they open (thereafter, shows are listed on a rotating basis). See Picks for information on how to submit items to the listings. For complete listings, go to www.sfbg.com.