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After many more brushstrokes this is how my 30 bru

After many more brushstrokes this is how my 30 brushstroke excercise from Monday ended up! (Yes, this is a different painting from last week's ;)
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What I learned? I used my 30 brushstroke excercise as my base for this painting, that way I knew from the start what was important for me in this piece. Where my lights and darks were, what my main shapes were, the colors, warmer, cooler, grayer. Were I wanted my higher contrast, and second higher contrast, etc...etc..
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If you swipe to the right you'll see the painting in 31 brushstrokes, and can compare with the finished one, you'll see the main shapes are still there. My lightest light and darkest dark are there. It worked as a map for me not to get lost in the painting. .
Try this excercise and post your result using #6x6happyhabit
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Join me on Memorial Day at 10am ET and start the d

Join me on Memorial Day at 10am ET and start the day painting.
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Working on simplifying and painting just what's important let's do a limited brushstroke exercise. This time we will do a painting in 30 brushstrokes.
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Choose your photo (taken by you) or have a still life ready (keep it simple) and have your underpainting and simple sketch already done on a small canvas/panel. And have all your supplies ready (big brushes are a must).
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On Monday at 10 am we will do the painting in 30 brushstrokes! Brushtroke by brushstroke, you and I at the same time. It'll be fun!
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Limited brushstroke exercises help us see what's important, help us loosen up, help us keep the painting fresh, help us have confident brushstrokes, etc...etc.
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Let's do it! (Don't expect masterpieces 😂. It is just an exercise 😉)
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Family Hug, 6x6, acrylics on hardboard panel. . Lo

Family Hug, 6x6, acrylics on hardboard panel.
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Loved painting with you. Let's do it again! Let's keep working on simplifying. I want to do this same painting in 30 brushstrokes.
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What about we start Memorial Day painting? Choose a photo taken by you, or have a still life ready (keep it simple!). Choose a small canvas (or panel or any surface you use to paint), add your ground color, do a simple sketch, have your supplies ready and we will paint together on Monday at 10:00am.
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We will do 30 brushstrokes together.
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I'll say "first brushtstroke" and we all do the first brushtstroke, "second brushstroke" and we all add our second,.etc.
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Who is in?
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I'm back for my Tuesday LIVE mini lessons! Next on

I'm back for my Tuesday LIVE mini lessons! Next one is tomorrow at 10:00 am ET (Sorry for the short notice! Hope you read this on time 🕙)
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Some of you have asked me about what to paint and what not to paint when you are looking at a still life, a landscape or at your reference photo. And I think this is a very important question! Unless we are a hyperrealist painter, we don't need to paint everything that's in front of us. But, how to choose what to leave out?
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Tomorrow I'll talk about this and then will paint for some minutes with you.
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I'll also talk about future online classes!!! .
Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
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Starting a new series! Yellow Ranunculus! . I coul

Starting a new series! Yellow Ranunculus!
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I couldn't stop myself. I found them, got them and can't stop seeing all the possibilities.
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Other projects are also bubbling at the same time, but this series will be my happy go to to keep me balanced and painting everyday (or most days!).
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I'll add them to my site when the series is done 💐
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Possibilities, 6x6 acrylics on hardboard panel.
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Let's celebrate Mother's Day in a painterly way by

Let's celebrate Mother's Day in a painterly way by "getting together" on Instagram Live at 10:05 am ET to 10:35 am ET this Sunday and talk about art! Grab your cup of coffee and join the fun (it'll be very casual, no need to dress up😉)
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I invited my friend and wonderful artist @amybfetzer to join the conversation LIVE!!! (Follow her on Instagram!) You will see both of us in video but you can all join the chat, participate in the conversation and celebrate Mother's day with us. .
We'll be talking about painting, projects, painting process, daily painting, or anything art related that crosses our minds😂...or whatever you ask on the chat!
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Hopefully, my family will be in the kitchen making mother's day brunch while we have our Instagram Mother's Day chat in my studio💐!!! (That was my request! Fingers crossed😉)
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See you Sunday!
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Order my 6"x6" original paintings by tomorrow, and

Order my 6"x6" original paintings by tomorrow, and receive them framed before #mothersday if you live in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill or @aroundapex , North Carolina.
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Home delivery orders end tomorrow, but the special price sale ends on Mother's Day. If you don't live near me I can still ship them (unframed), but you'll receive them whenever the post office is able to deliver them 😉
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These two paintings are SOLD! but there are more on my site🌼
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Link in bio!
Or go to https://www.monicalinares.com/
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