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The Best Painting Competitions for Artists

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Winning a painting competition can earn you recognition within your field. Professional artists know that one of the quickest ways to gain fame and (sometimes) fortune is through awards and prizes. Although many prizes are highly competitive, the competitions are…

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How to Find and Win Art Commissions

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One of the signs that you have truly made it as an artist is when people commission your artwork—but how do you get there? The first thing is to let people know you accept commissions. Shout it loud on social…

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Advice on getting the colours right in your painted portraits

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Do you struggle with colour when painting portraits? Read our guide here at ArtWeb to ensure you achieve the right skin tone every time.

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Hyper-realist/Abstract Expressionist – Interview with Painter Andrew Newton

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      Please Give Us A Few Words Of Introduction About Yourself My name is Andrew Newton and I’m a hyper-realist/abstract expressionist painter from Fleet, Hampshire, UK. I have been painting for the best part of 12 years on…

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Painting emotion – artist interview with Yasmine Giessa

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Spotlight artist interview with painter Yasmine Giessa. See more of Yasmine’s work at www.yasmineartgallery.com Being an artist Please give us a few words of introduction about yourself I am an artist and an oil painter from Egypt, and I am…

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Spotlight on painter Merrick Feagan

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In this artist interview, we talk to painter Merrick Feagan. You can see more of Merrick’s work at www.merrickfeagan.artweb.com! Being an artist Please give us a few words of introduction about yourself I hold down a full time job to…

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Pattern, contrast, and atmosphere – artist interview with June Broadhurst

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Being an artist Please give us a few words of introduction about yourself… I am 84. Born and brought up in tiny village on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors. My father was the village blacksmith, and I had…

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Spotlight on emerging painter Francisco Bernardo

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See more of Francisco’s work here: www.franciscobernardo.artweb.com Being an artist Please give us a few words of introduction about yourself   My name is Francisco Bernardo, and I live near Guimarães, European Capital of Culture 2012. I’m 33 years old,…

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Hidden personalities: Paintings by Will Jackson

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To see more of Will’s work, visit his website: www.willjackson.artweb.com Being a painter Please give us a few words of introduction about yourself   I am a 23yr old Manchester based artist. I enjoy painting portraits and drawing out hidden…

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Ray Johnstone – Painting the Village People

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Being an artist Please give us a few words of introduction about yourself I am an Australian artist and art teacher, and I live with my wife in an 800 year old house in a tiny medieval village in southwest…

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