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You Asked Farley Your Painting Questions - Here's What He Said!
Last Friday for Week 2 of November's Journey for Members - Fields and Farms - we had the pleasure of joining Acrylic Artist Farley Lewis for a live painting demonstration. Afterwards, members were able to ask Farley all of their art-related questions. Here are the questions and answers from the live...
Questions & Answers: Learning to Paint with Jessica Green
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You don't have to be a full-time artist to be a successful artist. You can enjoy art an...
Questions & Answers: Learning to Paint with Mike Svob
Questions & Answers: Learning to Paint with Aimee Erickson
by Jed Dorsey
This interview is from a recent live Q&A that we did for Acrylic University members in our private Facebook Community. We decided to share it here so that others can listen in on this guest interview with artist extraordinaire, Aimee Erickson. The first 30 minutes of the video is a ti...
THIS is Why Art is Good for Your Soul!
Someone asked me recently during a Q&A session, "What does it mean to express yourself through art and how do we figure out what we want to express?"
If you’ve ever taken a “Sip and Paint” class, you have seen how each person in the class creates a different painting even though everyone starts wit...
Loading Your Brush, Creating Soft Edges & Pricing Your Work
"How do I get my paint to glide on my canvas?"
0:01:29 "I prime and sand all my canvases with three layers of gesso. I use water and medium, I have good brushes, but the strokes of color don't work right for me. Maybe it's the way I load my brush. Maybe I worry about being too perfect."
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Disposing of Paint, Composition Rules & A Funny Story
"What is the best earth-friendly way to dispose of your paints?"
Sara asked, "What is the best earth-friendly way to dispose of your paints in your water?"Â When I lived in Vancouver, BC, they did a really great job of having paint recycling places, and it was a free opportunity for anybody. You c...
Questions & Answers #2
(Just a heads up! The times are about 45 seconds off ...)
00:08: Alright, friends, we are back going live with a question and answer time, so super excited to be here and wanted to say good morning, and it's a pretty grey day. Last week I was telling you how summer came to an abrupt end, like basic...
Questions & Answers #1
 (Please note: The time-stamp is about 45 seconds ahead of video)
Welcome To The First Q&A!
 0:00:45 Jed: Alright. Well, welcome friends, to the first live question and answer time. I don't know what you guys are up to right now, but it's kind of grey, cloudy here in the Pacific Northwest. Kind of...
