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    Using Watercolor paint

    The beauty of watercolor paint is its transparency but many find it  a challenge. With time and practice, we can all improve with practice and some simple concepts. How Watercolor works In all mediums, to create a piece of art, you build with paint. Unlike oil and acrylic paint, with watercolor…

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    Artist Focus -Paul Gauguin

    Full name: Eugenie-Henri- Paul Gauguin Born: June 7, 1847 In Paris, France Died: May 8, 1903 in Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia. His early years were not spent in the field of art but as a merchant marine then as a stock broker and the wealth that came with…

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    Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

    (Tamastslikt – pronounced Tah-must-slikt means to “interpret” or “turn over” in Walla Walla.) Native American cultures are rich in artistic expression. It is expressed through even the very mundane objects. Art is intrinsically linked to most cultures. History – “We Were” The history of the plateau tribes were basically unchanged…

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    Sacred Geometry

    The Mathematical constant in the natural world During my education in design, the one class I was required for my degree but what I found the most intriguing was sacred geometry. This geometry is what you find in nature, its mathematical constant.  It even includes the structures of the universe such…