Sierra Ram Demo
By Stefan Baumann

Don’t just "copy" what you see. Rather, find a personal
Interpretation of what you see. This may be difficult for you to stop using photos as a guide. As artists we spend years painting objects the way they look, training the brain to paint in a different method is tough.

Overcome the slave mentality by becoming a master. Paint from your experiences not from your photos. Here are some suggestions to assist you on your way.

• Indulge and develop your own habits. Paint the way you want to paint.
• Adopt fresher, speedier, ways of drawing the sketch.
• Free yourself from reference material, i.e. photos, early in a work's progress.
• Invent from the imagination. I give you permission to make it up.
• Look at your work as shapes and design not as objects. Concentrate on the abstract.

American Art Collector Magazine

Armand Cabrera Montalcino Countryside 11 x 14 Oil

Armand Cabrera will be featured in the August issue of American Art Collector Magazine.

The magazine will showcase Armand's paintings from a recent trip to Italy.

www.americanartcollector.com

Master Outdoor Painters

Harriet Randall Lumis
By Armand Cabrera

Harriet Randall was born on May 29, 1870, in Salem Connecticut. After the Civil War, Salem was a small and prosperous farming community. Harriet attended school and showed an interest in the various arts, including music, drawing and dance.

In 1892, at the age of 22, Harriet married Fred Lumis, a 29 year old architect. The couple moved to Springfield, Connecticut. It was here Harriet pursued formal art education. The couple enrolled in the Evening Free Hand Drawing School through the Springfield public education system. Harriet continued her instruction with Leonard Ochtman.
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Quote of the Month

I like to get the color notes and form in one sitting… I have an occasional picture that has been completed in one sitting under especially favorable circumstances, but more often than not there are days of study and repeated trips to the scene.
-Harriet Lumis

Stefan Baumann Lake Tahoe Outdoor Painting workshop

This workshop is a three-day boot camp that covers all aspects of painting on location. This is for intermediate artists who want to upgrade their skills on painting directly from nature. Space is limited so please sign up today.

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October 20,21,& 22, 2006 at
South. Lake Tahoe, CA

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