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Doug Swinton
Mar 5, 20143 min read
Painting Secret #43 • The Power of Green
Simplify your palette by mixing your greens.
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Doug Swinton
Jan 5, 20141 min read
Children's Arts Tax Credit (CATC)
Tax credit for your classes or workshops.
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Doug Swinton
Dec 5, 20133 min read
Pencils
Types of graphite and pencils according to their marking material:
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Doug Swinton
Nov 7, 20132 min read
Product Review: Princeton 6300 Brush
The only synthetic bristle for oil painting.
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Doug Swinton
Nov 5, 20133 min read
Framing Ideas
A good frame completes a painting.
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Doug Swinton
Oct 27, 20131 min read
From all of us at Swinton's - Happy Halloween 2013
this video may or may not give you spine-chilling nightmares.
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Doug Swinton
Oct 24, 20131 min read
Leisure Painter Magazine: Paula Henchell - Part 2
Paula Henchell - Leisure Painter Magazine - October 2013
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Doug Swinton
Sep 19, 20132 min read
10 useful tips for outdoor and studio painting.
Upon having a few wobbly pops after a good painting session, I took note of some recurring issues that every artist should consider.
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Doug Swinton
Jul 9, 20131 min read
A Natural Approach to Realism
If you get a chance to pick up the June/July 2013 issue of International Artist Magazine, you will learn about her process in detail.
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Doug Swinton
Jun 4, 20132 min read
Teens' artwork selected for Calgary Stampede Showcase
2013 Grade 12 Western Art Scholarship Robyn Feluch takes painting classes at Swinton's with Michelle Grant (2012 Outstanding Artist...
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Doug Swinton
May 4, 20131 min read
Rhonda Malik - Student Feature
The Western Art Collector magazine (May 2013) features one of our favourite students.
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Doug Swinton
Sep 4, 20121 min read
From The Easel: Enriching Artistic Expression through Diversity and Curiosity
Calgary Art Show & Sale
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Doug Swinton
Aug 4, 20122 min read
Gamblin Paint Company - Free Lecture
90 minute Lecture & Demonstration
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Doug Swinton
Jul 4, 20121 min read
Paint Out Opportunity
The studios are open at night for working on outdoor paintings...
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Doug Swinton
Jun 4, 20122 min read
Painting Tips #42
Your eyes play tricks on you. Your brain wants to see it all - don't let it!
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Doug Swinton
May 4, 20122 min read
Seeing Colour · History on colour
P.S. Dogs have no red receptors.
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Doug Swinton
Apr 4, 20121 min read
Tony Couch - Elements of Design Review
Information regarding the elements and principles of design.
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