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6 Beginner Painting Mistakes that are Easy to Make
This is part of my guide for beginners learning to paint in acrylic, based on my own experiences as a self-taught painter. These are some mistakes I made when I was starting out, and how you can avoid...
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Finished painting: Light in the Desert
A few years ago I was asked to create a piece on the Nativity story, so I painted this scene: Light in the Desert, 20″x 24″ acrylic on canvas, copyright © Kathryn Beals I wanted to create something...
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Pacific Art League Exhibition January 9-29
Happy New Year! I just dropped off my newest starry sky painting at the Pacific Art League gallery in Palo Alto. Their annual members exhibition will run from January 9-29. This is my painting of...
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Star painting in progress: Is it finished?
This painting has been hanging on my wall in a half-finished state for quite a while, since I can’t decide what to do with it next, so I’m seeking feedback from you guys. With most paintings, I have a...
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Mt. Whitney, Yosemite National Park, Finished Painting
This is a painting I did a few years ago of Mt. Whitney in Yosemite National Park, California. I painted it on a travel easel outdoors, near the wonderful Whitney portal store, as my husband was...
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Moonlit Sky in Smalt Blue, Finished Painting
This is one of my night sky paintings: Haven, 16″ x 20″ acrylic on canvas, copyright © Kathryn Beals I like lighthouses, although I wasn’t thinking of any particular place when I painted this. I...
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Join me on Instagram!
As part of my slow, late arrival to social media, I recently joined Instagram, and I really like their format for posting quick photos and captions as I paint. I’ll probably be posting my most...
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Goodnight Moon and the North Star Painting
This is the latest in my starry night camping series, just finished today: North Star, 24″ x 30″ acrylic on canvas, copyright © 2015 Kathryn Beals For this painting, I decided to experiment with more...
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Migraines and Art: Finding the auras in my paintings
A family member recently sent me an article on art and migraines, and reading it gave me the idea to write about my own migraines and how they became a positive force in my development as an artist....
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Juried Spring Show at Pacific Art League, April 3-23
I’m happy to announce that both of my submissions made it into the upcoming juried exhibition at the Pacific Art League gallery in Palo Alto, California, opening April 3. I’ve never had two paintings...
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Opening Reception for the Spring art show at Pacific Art League
Last night our whole family went to the opening reception for the Spring exhibition at Pacific Art League gallery in Palo Alto. Two of my paintings were in this show. You can read more about them...
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My Experiment with Wax Painting
As a child and beginner painter, I started out in watercolor, but found my style when I tried acrylic on canvas for the first time. I’ve tried painting in oil and pastels (and have never been good at...
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New Tofino Beach Painting, in Progress
My husband and I took a trip to Tofino, British Columbia this spring, and I’m looking forward to making several paintings from the trip. We both grew up in different areas of Vancouver island, and I...
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My rowboat painting in the Pacific Art League gallery
One of my very favorite paintings, Beyond, will be part of the Pacific Art League‘s member exhibition next month, starting July 3. The opening reception will be from 5:30-8pm in downtown Palo Alto....
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Summer exhibitions at Pacific Art League
This post is long overdue, but here is a photo of my painting Beyond in the Pacific Art League gallery show earlier this summer. We couldn’t make it to the reception this time, but we stopped by the...
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My Yosemite painting at Pacific Art League
I’ve been busy! Last week I dropped off my Yosemite snow painting for the Pacific Art League’s Anniversary Exhibit in Palo Alto, with my three day old baby in tow. We didn’t make it to the reception...
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My Sequoia Backpacking Painting at Pacific Art League
This month, my painting Still is at Pacific Art League gallery in Palo Alto, as part of their Landscapes, Seascapes and Urbanscapes juried show. We’re busy with the new baby so I wasn’t able to attend...
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New firefly painting, step by step
Hi! I’ve been pretty busy with baby #3, but now that he’s coming out of the newborn phase I’m finding time to paint a little bit. Here’s a painting I’ve just completed: Fireflies, 16″ x 20″ acrylic...
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My Firefly painting at the Pacific Art League next month
My new firefly painting will be part of the Members’ exhibit next month at Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, CA. I’m hoping to make it to the opening reception on January 8. The painting will be part...
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Main site update and store addition
I just made an update to my main site, which now has my Fireflies painting in the gallery. The Fireflies painting is also now in my Etsy store as a canvas print or digital photo print. Here I am with...
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