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The Pleasure of Loose Soil
Today I transplanted a few tomatoes. What struck me wasn’t the tomatoes. It was the soil. The trowel slid into loose soil, and the work became easy.
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Step by Step To Begin Your Oil Painting
A practical first approach for someone opening a paint box and learning what to do next.
Read More »Should You Oil Paint Dark to Light or the Other Way Around?
A useful way to think through an old painting rule without letting it get in the way of your work.
Read More »How to Really Mix Color (Using Orange as the Demo)
Color mixing becomes simpler when you start with the relationship between the colors already on the palette.
Read More »Garden Journal – September 24, 2005 – Zone 7b (Bronx, NY)
A practical look at late-September garden rhythm, small daily tasks, and preparing for what comes next.
Read More »Example of why a different way of teaching oil painting is needed
A walk through the park becomes a reminder that the way we teach can change how people learn.
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