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After not having as much time to paint last year as I would have liked due to some home renovations, I came back to the easel feeling out of shape, like my painting process took a step backwards.
While I find there are some aspects of painting that weaken quickly when we stray from our daily practice, there are also a few benefits. I am not a proponent of prolonged ...
This article was written by long-serving Board member and Master Signature artist James Bruce Jr., (January 1938 – December 2020). It is reprinted from our archives and outlines the methods and criteria the OPA jury uses to select paintings for the National Juried Exhibition. We hope it helps you select your best work to enter into this year’s show. See you...
As artists, we have all read or heard stories about American artists traveling abroad and returning filled with new ideas, having had great adventures and learning from the masters in the museums. As a curator, a gallerist, editor/writer and fine artist, I have seen and learned first-hand the value of travel abroad with peers and its positive influence on the work we are ...
By Aimee Erickson OPA
Artists’ Party 18×30Composing a picture has a parallel in music: There are only so many notes, but the number of tunes is unlimited.
In painting, we begin with the format: the picture plane, defined by the four sides of the canvas. The first mark within that space has an energy relative to the frame. Every...