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Pushing colour: Gail Sibley, "Showing Off," Unison Colour pastels on UART 400, 5 x 7 in

Pushing Colour-How To Make Your Bland Photo Into A Bold Painting

Recently in my IGNITE! art-making membership, a member asked about how to make an interesting painting from a boring photo. This isn’t an uncommon question. I’ve also been asked: “How do I the greyness that I see in my photo more colourful in my painting?” Or how about this: “I was so taken with the

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