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Life on the Edge - Perspectives No. 198
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That Eureka Moment - Perspectives No. 197
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The Trailblazer - Perspectives No. 196
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The Three Amigos - Perspectives No. 195
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Signposts - Perspectives No. 194
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Vedauwoo - woo - Perspectives No. 193
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Don't Tear Your Hair Out - Perspectives No. 192
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A Perfect World - Perspectives No. 191
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Emergency - Perspectives No. 190
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A Life in Art - Perspectives No. 188
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A Joy Ride in a Paint Box - Perspectives No. 187
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Evolution - Perspectives No. 186
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Exploring the Lyrical - Perspectives No. 185
May 14, 2014
The 9 by 5 Impressionism Exhibition - Perspectives No. 184
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Keeping in Mind - Perspectives No. 183
May 1, 2014
No Substitute for Hard Work - Perspectives No. 182
Apr 24, 2014
The Root of All Art - Perspectives No.181
Apr 17, 2014
Start a Little Fire - Perspectives No. 180
Apr 10, 2014
The Hero's Journey - Perspectives No. 179
Apr 3, 2014
Only Human - Perspectives No. 178
Mar 26, 2014
Spring Equinox - Perspectives No. 177
Mar 19, 2014
Spinning Straw into Gold - Perspectives No. 176
Mar 13, 2014
Seeking the Royal Road - Perspectives No. 175
Mar 6, 2014
Now You See It - Now You Don't - Perspectives No. 174
Feb 27, 2014
It's Personal - Perspectives No. 173
Feb 19, 2014
A Nation's Purpose - Perspectives No. 172
Feb 12, 2014
A Moveable Feast - Perspectives No. 171
Feb 5, 2014
In the Shadow of a Giant - Perspectives No. 170
Jan 29, 2014
You Have To Be There - Perspectives No. 169
Jan 23, 2014
Passing it Forward - Perspectives No. 168
Jan 16, 2014
No Time Like the Present - Perspectives No. 167
Jan 8, 2014
The Symbiotic Relationship Between Music and Art - Perspectives No. 166
Jan 1, 2014
Winter Beauty: A Christmas Card of Art - Perspectives No. 165
Dec 24, 2013
The Best Advice - Perspectives No. 164
Dec 19, 2013
It's About Time - Perspectives No. 163
Dec 11, 2013
The Light of the Moon - Perspectives No. 162
Dec 4, 2013
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Gratefully - Perspectives No. 161
Nov 27, 2013
Anders Zorn - Perspectives No. 160
Nov 20, 2013
Open Letter for All Artists by Joe Paquet - Perspectives No 159
Nov 13, 2013
Taking It to the Streets - Perspectives No. 158
Nov 6, 2013
Art-o-ween - Perspectives No. 157
Oct 30, 2013
Paper vs. Pixels - Perspectives No. 156
Oct 23, 2013
Is Seeing Really Believing? - Perspectives No. 155
Oct 15, 2013
Full Circle - Perspectives No. 154
Oct 9, 2013
The Art of Seeing Part IV: Visual Memory - Perspectives No. 153
Sep 29, 2013
Painting Through Thick and Thin - Perspectives No. 152
Sep 25, 2013
The Cart Before the Horse? - Perspectives No. 151
Sep 19, 2013
Van Gogh's Yellow - Perspectives No. 150
Sep 12, 2013
Genuine Fakes - Perspectives No. 149
Sep 4, 2013
Diamond Season - Perspectives No. 148
Aug 29, 2013
The Whole Enchilada - Perspectives No. 147
Aug 21, 2013
The Famous Artists School - Perspectives No. 146
Aug 15, 2013
The Biggest Art Theft in American History - Perspectives No. 145
Aug 7, 2013
The Secret of Success - John Singer Sargent's Method - Perspectives No. 144
Jul 31, 2013
Power to the Artists - Perspectives No. 143
Jul 23, 2013
The Feeling of Light - Perspectives No. 142
Jul 17, 2013
Scouting - Perspectives No. 141
Jul 11, 2013
Sargent's Great Murals - Perspectives No. 140
Jul 3, 2013
The Garden as Art - Perspectives No. 139
Jun 26, 2013
Upon Reflection - Perspectives No. 138
Jun 19, 2013
Visionary Genius - Perspectives No. 137
Jun 10, 2013
Exceptionally Cool Tools - Perspectives No. 136
Jun 5, 2013
The Nature of Painting - Perspectives No. 135
May 29, 2013
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Slow Art - Perspectives No. 134
May 22, 2013
Point of View - Perspectives No. 133
May 15, 2013
The Phoenix - Perspectives No. 132
May 8, 2013
Art in the Gardens - Perspectives No. 131
May 1, 2013
The Art of Weather - Perspectives No. 130
Apr 24, 2013
Be Careful Out There! - Perspectives No. 129
Apr 10, 2013
Tomato, Tomahto - Perspectives No. 128
Apr 10, 2013
Plein Air Painting on the Mighty Mississippi - Perspectives No. 127
Apr 3, 2013
Who Needs Artists Anyway? - Perspectives No. 126
Mar 27, 2013
Painting in the Urban Landscape - Perspectives No. 125
Mar 20, 2013
Abandoning Our Values - Perspectives No. 124
Mar 13, 2013
What's Sfumato with You? - Perspectives No. 123
Mar 6, 2013
The Color of Snow - Perspectives No. 122
Feb 27, 2013
The Beauty Formula - Perspectives No. 121
Feb 20, 2013
Studio Dogs - Perspectives No. 120
Feb 13, 2013
Diamonds in Our Own Backyards - Perspectives No. 119
Feb 6, 2013
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go Painting - Perspectives No. 118
Jan 30, 2013
An Exquisite Balance - Perspectives No. 117
Jan 23, 2013
Interconnectedness - Perspectives No. 116
Jan 16, 2013
Black is the New Green - Perspectives No. 115
Jan 9, 2013
A Little Good News - Perspectives No. 114
Jan 2, 2013
The Eyes Have It - Perspectives No. 113
Dec 20, 2012
A Cure for the Common Cold - Perspectives No. 112
Dec 19, 2012
Fog and Mist - Perspectives No. 111
Dec 12, 2012
Long Live the Explorer - Perspectives No. 110
Dec 5, 2012
Nature's Truth - Perspectives No. 109
Nov 28, 2012
Stairways to Heaven - Perspectives No. 108
Nov 21, 2012
Dark Shadows - Perspectives No. 107
Nov 14, 2012
Inspiration - Perspectives No. 106
Nov 7, 2012
The New Paradigm - Perspectives No. 105
Oct 31, 2012
Power to the Pencil - Perspectives No. 104
Oct 24, 2012
The Master of Moonlight - Perspectives No. 103
Oct 17, 2012
I Robot, Who You? - Perspectives No. 102
Oct 10, 2012
Plein Air Painting in the Wild West - Perspectives No. 101
Oct 3, 2012
A 360-Degree View - Perspectives No. 100
Sep 25, 2012
Do You Have Super-Vision - Perspectives No. 99
Sep 12, 2012
Black is Beautiful - Perspectives No. 98
Sep 12, 2012
The Purkinje Effect - Perspectives No. 97
Sep 5, 2012
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See the Forest - Perspectives No. 96
Aug 29, 2012
Sharpen Your Color Sense - Perspectives No. 95
Aug 22, 2012
The Race to the Finish - Perspectives No. 94
Aug 15, 2012
Black and Blue - Perspectives No. 93
Aug 8, 2012
Beast of Burden? - Perspectives No. 92
Aug 1, 2012
Dangerous Art - Perspectives No. 91
Jul 25, 2012
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Tree of Life - Perspectives No. 90
Jul 18, 2012
“I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.” - Henry David Thoreau
May I? - Perspectives No. 89
Jul 11, 2012
Perhaps the highest obligation for the creative artist is to constantly give ourselves permission to voice our wildest imaginings.
Turquoise! - Perspectives No. 88
Jul 3, 2012
After having experienced some unsettling critiques in our college years, we both came to the conclusion that our best work came from a more supportive and positive learning environment.
Be Hip or Hippocampus - Perspectives No. 87
Jun 27, 2012
Hit the Right Values Every Time - Perspectives No. 86
Jun 20, 2012
The Traveler's Dilemma - Perspectives No. 85
Jun 6, 2012
A Path for the Eye - Perspectives No. 84
Jun 6, 2012
Nocturnes - Perspectives No. 83
May 30, 2012
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Aha! - Perspectives No.82
May 23, 2012
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Use It or Lose It - Perspectives No. 81
May 16, 2012
Attitude is Everything - Perspectives No. 80
May 9, 2012
Distance - Perspectives No. 79
May 2, 2012
The Faraway - Perspectives No. 78
Apr 25, 2012
Iris and Peony Paintings of the Masters - Perspectives No. 77
Apr 18, 2012
Perception - Perspectives No. 76
Apr 11, 2012
An Intimate Glimpse - Perspectives No 75
Apr 4, 2012
On Fire - Perspectives No. 74
Mar 28, 2012
That Time of Year - Perspectives No. 73
Mar 21, 2012
The Fugitive - Perspectives No. 72
Mar 13, 2012
Cataclysmic Art - Perspectives No. 71
Mar 7, 2012
Edwin Henry Landseer - Perspectives No. 70
Feb 29, 2012
Creativity - Perspectives No. 69
Feb 22, 2012
Les Trois Grandes Dames - Perspectives No. 68
Feb 15, 2012
Is White a Color? - Perspectives No. 67
Feb 8, 2012
Painting Your Life - Perspectives No. 66
Feb 1, 2012
Training the Wild Child - Perspectives No. 65
Jan 25, 2012
A Fatal Mistake - Perspectives No. 64
Jan 18, 2012
A Secret Place - Perspectives No. 63
Jan 11, 2012
The Cosmic Dance - Perspectives No. 62
Jan 4, 2012
Still Life - Perspectives No. 61
Dec 28, 2011
The Dance - Perspectives No. 60
Dec 21, 2011
Getting Blue - Perspectives No. 59
Dec 14, 2011
Why Collect Art? - Perspectives No. 58
Dec 7, 2011
Picturing Charleston - Perspectives No. 57
Nov 30, 2011
Brunelleschi’s Greatest Invention - Perspectives No. 56
Nov 23, 2011
The Lost Art - Perspectives No. 55
Nov 16, 2011
Rhythms - Perspectives No. 54
Nov 9, 2011
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More Artists in the World is a Good Thing - Perspectives No. 53
Nov 2, 2011
Tales from the Road - Perspectives No. 52
Oct 26, 2011
Poet-Painter of the Mississippi - Perspectives No. 51
Oct 19, 2011
A Wordless Center - Perspectives No. 50
Oct 12, 2011
The Speed of Light - Perspectives No. 49
Oct 5, 2011
Fall in the Rockies - Perspectives No. 48
Sep 28, 2011
John F. Carlson - Perspectives No. 47
Sep 21, 2011
"...that wonderful, teasing, recurrence of emotion..." - John F. Carlson's legacy of inspiration and encouragement
Substitute the Word "Art" - Perspectives No. 46
Sep 14, 2011
On Rejection - Perspectives No. 45
Sep 7, 2011
Is There Really a Dr. No? - Perspectives No. 44
Aug 31, 2011
Are We Wired for Beauty - Perspectives No. 43
Aug 24, 2011
The Dawn of Art - Perspectives No. 42
Aug 18, 2011
On Art and Fear - Perspectives No. 41
Aug 10, 2011
Sorolla - Perspectives No. 40
Aug 3, 2011
The Pendulum - Perspectives No. 39
Jul 27, 2011
Thoughtless Painting - Perspectives No. 38
Jul 20, 2011
Desperately Seeking Homer - Perspectives No. 37
Jul 13, 2011
Night Painting in Rocky Mountain National Park - Perspectives No. 36
Jul 6, 2011
The Great Adirondack Paint-Out - Perspectives No. 35
Jun 29, 2011
Painting Water - Perspectives No. 34
Jun 21, 2011
The Art of the Dog - Perspectives No. 33
Jun 14, 2011
Quantum Rules - Perspectives No. 32
Jun 7, 2011
Science Proves Landscape Paintings are Healthy for You - Perspectives No. 31
Jun 1, 2011
Painting Clouds - Part II - Perspectives No. 30
May 25, 2011
The Time Machine - Perspectives No. 29
May 18, 2011
Personal Bests - Perspectives No. 28
May 11, 2011
Staying on Track - Perspectives No. 27
May 4, 2011
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On Art Criticism - Perspectives No. 26
Apr 27, 2011
On Making Art - Perspectives No. 25
Apr 20, 2011
Painting Clouds - Perspectives No. 24
Apr 13, 2011
Water Music - Part II - Perspectives No. 23
Apr 6, 2011
Water Music - Perspectives No. 22
Mar 30, 2011
Beware of Falling in Love - Perspectives No. 21
Mar 23, 2011
The Art of Beauty - Part III: Building a Better World - Perspectives No. 20
Mar 16, 2011
Seeing Red - Perspectives No. 19
Mar 9, 2011
The First Artists - Perspectives No. 18
Mar 2, 2011
The Art of Beauty - Part II - Perspectives No. 17
Feb 23, 2011
You Can Observe a Lot by Just Watching (Yogi Berra) - Perspectives No. 16
Feb 16, 2011
The Art of Beauty - Part 1 - Perspectives No. 15
Feb 9, 2011
A Moment Away from Winter - Perspectives No. 14
Feb 2, 2011
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Shadow Light - Perspectives No. 13
Jan 26, 2011
Painting the Winter Night - Perspectives No. 12
Jan 19, 2011
The Art of Seeing - Part III: Where Technology Fails - Perspectives No. 11
Jan 12, 2011
Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? - Perspectives No. 10
Jan 5, 2011
Ochre - The Color of Provence - Perspectives No. 9
Dec 29, 2010
The Art of Seeing - Part II: The Red Plaid Dilemma - Perspectives No. 8
Dec 21, 2010
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The Art of Seeing - Part 1: Illusion or Reality - Perspectives No. 7
Dec 15, 2010
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The Road Less Traveled - Perspectives No. 6
Dec 8, 2010
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Extreme Painting - Conquering Old Man Winter - Perspectives No. 5
Dec 1, 2010
We Raise a Glass - Perspectives No. 4
Nov 24, 2010
Painting in the Land of Enchantment - Perspectives No. 3
Nov 17, 2010
A Step-by-Step watercolor video demonstration by John Hulsey on location in the Cimarron Canyon of northern New Mexico. Includes a weblog which details this section of a cross-country painting trip to Santa Fe.
New Eyes from New Landscapes - Perspectives No. 2
Nov 15, 2010
More Artists in the World is a Good Thing - Perspectives No. 1
Nov 10, 2010
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