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Learning from the Masters: The Psychological Portraits of John Singer Sargent

portraits of john singer sargent #MetSargent @metmuseum http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2015/08/learning-from-masters-psychological.html
As I was preparing this blog post, my husband leaned over my shoulder and asked "What do you mean by psychological portraits?" Well, I pointed out..."look at that girl's face and the tension in her fingers and toes, she looks like she just finished a tantrum. Contrast that to her brother, whose wrist is bent and limply perched on the rug. He peers at you with a know it all stare and...

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What do you put on the first page of your art journal?

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A commonly asked question is "what do you put on the first page of your art journal?" I actually take the stress off of myself by always starting the first page the same way. 

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The first page of every art journal says "art Journal by Miriam Schulman." Kind of goofy, right? But why stress yourself out over a process that is supposed to relax you?

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This is my second completely finished journal. In my...