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How to Paint Shadows and Lights: Warm vs Cool Colors and Transparent vs Opaque Oil Paints
Read on to understand how the four elements of shadow and light is essential to creating three diminutional paintings.

Katherine Griffin
Feb 103 min read


Backyard Visitors: Springville Art Museum 101st Annual Show
This year has been a good gallery showing year for me. I have been in three different shows, but one of those shows was my elusive golden...

Katherine Griffin
Oct 3, 20254 min read


A Beginner's Color Palette: Part 1, Limited vs Semi-Limited Color Palette
Across the internet which oil painting colors are the most important colors for a beginner to purchase is an oddly hot topic of debate. Do you have a severely limited palette with just one option for red, blue, and yellow? Or do you just get it ALL THE COLORS! Maybe something in-between could be a good compromise, a semi-limited palette maybe? I personally fall into the semi-limited camp, but before I get to why that is, let's quickly define some palette options and their pro

Katherine Griffin
Jul 5, 20204 min read
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