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Yes, and

We are always moving between our natural, instinctual marks that tell the world, "this is me" - this is my unique way of saying this and analyzing.  We need to practice moving in and out of analysis - or stepping back to ask better questions about our process to improve the result.
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Fakes and Forgeries Opening 2021

Local artists take on the great masters
by copying their work or putting their own
spin on these masterpieces.

Now is a perfect chance to acquire a famous masterpiece at a fraction of the cost! 
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Take-Five with Jana L. Bussanich Art

Question: “How do you get into the painting mindset?”

I try to 🛑 for 5-minutes and do nothing. No music. No phone. No input. No output. Just breathing. Try as I might, this is often how it goes. 
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A Lesson in Constraint

...working under constraint underscores my lifelong experience to express as my artist-self, in finding my voice...I chose this series of paintings to share with this post because they are paintings done under constraint. They represent what part of my artist's journey feels like to me.
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Learning about Gelli printing from Sprovtsoff Studios

Today we hosted a workshop by Tasha Sprovtsoff with the goal of using her Gelli print process to create a ground for watercolor painting. I made this print with a layer of Golden’s transparent watercolor ground, Daniel Smith’s Cadmium red,...

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Seeing Color As Value In Design

Jana L Bussanich teaches watercolor technique and color theory in Colorado Springs, CO I’m finishing up coursework offered by artist and painter Nicholas Wilton, founder of the Art2Life and Creative Visionary Programs. We painted in acrylics during the course, which...

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