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Taking over HPA Southampton retail space for the month of March is visual artist Erick O. Segura. Under his Wistful Heart Studios platform, You will find a selection of merchandise spread throughout the space available for purchase, along with original abstract expressionist artwork installations as well. Running now through March 31st, immerse yourself into the creative world of Wistful Heart. |
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| Making Encaustic Medium |
| I fell in love with encaustic paintings the first time I saw one hanging. There was just something about the work... The luminosity, the transparency, the brilliance. It was unlike anything that I had ever seen before. I knew I had to try it and once I did, I was hooked. | |
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| Introduction to Color Theory |
| Color is a very broad topic. Entire books have been written on color and it would be quite difficult to cover every aspect of it within the confines of this article. My hopes with this introduction to color theory is to peek your interest and hopefully cause you to study this topic further on your own. Understanding color theory is perhaps one of the most important aspects of becoming a good painter. When you understand the elements of color and how colors interact with one another, you have unlocked one of the biggest puzzles of painting | |
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| How to make your own oil paints |
 Oil paints are made basically by mixing cold-pressed Linsed oil with pigment or color until a smooth buttery paint is produced. When the oil paint is used and applied to a surface the oil oxidizes or absorbs air and then forms a solid film that binds the pigment to the surface of the painting. |
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