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How To Turn Failure Into Success In Your Artwork

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"We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents." - Bob Ross

Hi everyone, it's Jed. Today, I want to share the journey of creating this particular painting I did for Acrylic University. I painted it during an outdoor session and it gave me some insight into converting your artistic mista...

Questions and Answers: Learning to Paint with Farley Lewis

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by Jed Dorsey

Farley Lewis is a true artist using his skills in a wide variety of ways: sign painting, fine art, murals, house portraits, and teaching. Such an interesting, resourceful and creative person (and father of 5 - including a set of triplets!).

Farley is one of the main artists who does ...

Questions & Answers: Learning to Paint with Jessica Green

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By Jed Dorsey

In this session Jessica Green joins us from Indianapolis, IN.

What a joy Jessica is! She has such a great perspective on being an artist. So many nuggets of wisdom. Here are a few:

You don't have to be a full-time artist to be a successful artist. You can enjoy art an...