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Another couple of options for people looking for inexpensive original art

   White Magnolia's by Joan A Hamilton   1.    Create your own. 2.    Buy directly from an artist via their personal website. 3.    Buy from online art galleries that have print on demand products.   Wanting art to hang in your…(continue reading)

Painting Again and I Hope it Lasts!

My apologies for shamefully neglecting my blog for the past 6 months. There have been many things going on in my life which did not leave me the time or the heart to paint and blog about it.  I really hope to get back into it on a regular basis, but it might take some time. Crossing Over by...(continue reading)

Slideshow of My Art from Fine Art America

 I see that only ten images are in this slide show, and I didn't get to choose which ones. I guess that's because I only have a free membership. Testing to see what this looks like and investigating the possibilities of signing up for Fine Art America's Print On Demand Program. To be able to...(continue reading)

New Technique for translucent petals with digital watercolours

I tried this today because I wanted the light to seem to be coming through the layers more.   "Translucent: allowing light to pass through, but only diffusely, so that objects on the other side cannot be clearly distinguished."  Just checked the dictionary in Word for a definition to...(continue reading)

Which watercolour style looks freshest to you?

I really would like to know what you think? That's really two questions isn't it? Okay one more ... which one do you like better (and why?)        Essence of Spring Version Two - All Rights Reserved Joan A Hamilton        A Feeling of Spring - All Rights...(continue reading)

Work in Progress Pink Magnolia Two

  Coming up with some great new/revised brushes and easy techniques in my floral paintings. Am in the process of making some videos of this painting in progress, hopeully in tine for the next session at Digital Art Academy. I lost my painting mojo for while and was sick most of March. I thinks...(continue reading)

Where to Find Resat and About Gel and Default layers in Corel Painter 12

  Direct quote from Corel Painter 12 Online Help  Menu   "Resaturation lets you control the amount of color that is replenished in a stroke. If it is set at zero, the brush does not produce any color. When Resaturation is less than 10% (and Bleed is less), a brushstroke fades in gently...(continue reading)

Organic Abstract With Corel Painter 12's Wet and Digital Watercolours

Tweet    Experimenting with Wet Watercolours and playing around with trying to loosen up my technique.      I really like this effect and can picture a group of three or four in jewel like tones printed fairly large hung in a large space. This one looks like it's a...(continue reading)

How Will I Survive My Computer Dying?

I am not very good at hardware technical details...in fact a lot of technology leaves me bewildered. The fact is that my computer just won't start and has had overheating and memory issues for sometime. (It's a wonder I can paint digitally because you need a certain level of technological skill...(continue reading)

Bacon and Eggs on a Rampage - a new title for a reworked painting!

TweetBuffer   I tried really hard not to name this "Bacon and Eggs On a Rampage," but my sense of the ridiculous just won't let me get away with ignoring the impulse. It looks like the attack of the killer bacon and egg plant.   Copyright Joan A Hamilton - April 2012   What...(continue reading)