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Paint Fast, or Die! – How To Survive Painting Boredom & February In The Mountains

Post author:Janice Tanton
Post published:February 24, 2012
Post category:Art Tips & Techniques Blog Paintings
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I've been working on some very large pieces for a couple of months for the CAMP body of work. The works - some of them 8 feet long and 4 feet…

4 Must Have Apps for the Organized Artist and Small Business Owner

Post author:Janice Tanton
Post published:February 23, 2012
Post category:Art Biz & Arts Leadership Blog Home
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Here are reviews for my four favourite productivity applications. If you're an artist or creative, these software titles will give you an economic "office assistant" at the tip of your fingers.

Obsessed I am, with My Model…

Post author:Janice Tanton
Post published:February 16, 2012
Post category:Blog In The Studio On The Easel Paintings
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How a canoe is traditionally built reflects the form human so perfectly as well. There is a bone structure to it - a rigidity but yet flexible structure that underpins the function and provides form. The skin - a canvas in many cases for the older canoes or actual skins of trees or animals with earlier indigenous canoes, the vessel itself becomes this humanistic art form for me.

Holding My Breath…Learning When To Stop Working On A Painting

Post author:Janice Tanton
Post published:February 13, 2012
Post category:Art Tips & Techniques Blog Home In The Studio On The Easel Paintings
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Here is the progressive work on Day 3 for the oil on linen panel work by Janice Tanton - "The Artist's Daughter".

The Artist’s Daughter – Work In Progress, Day 2

Post author:Janice Tanton
Post published:February 11, 2012
Post category:Art Tips & Techniques Blog Home In The Studio On The Easel
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Here is Day Two of the painting, "The Artist's Daughter". The video shows the progression of work through days one and two.

The Artist’s Daughter – Work In Progress, Day 1

Post author:Janice Tanton
Post published:February 9, 2012
Post category:Art Tips & Techniques Blog Home On The Easel
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Earlier this month, I finished a sketch of my daughter Grace. My intent is to work through this painting in a method akin to the school of academic realists currently working in New York and around the world. I'm a big fan of Jacob Collins and his contemporaries at The Grand Central Academy and I'd love to spend some time there with guys like Scott Waddell and Graydon Parrish. In the meantime, while I contemplate the dream of a summer studying in New York with these guys, I'm going to take a crack at working through this method and approach to classical painting.

8 Seconds – TEDxCalgary Features Janice Tanton

Post author:Janice Tanton
Post published:February 9, 2012
Post category:Art Biz & Arts Leadership Blog Community Fusion Project Press Room
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"The Language of The Creator" - Janice Tanton's TEDx Talk. Artist, parent, and full time human being Janice Tanton takes us on a journey of creation from an artist's point of view, including how we can encourage others to find their own voice of creation in whatever form they choose, and how to be authentic and playful in the process.