http://www.artinstructionblog.com Free art lessons & tips on a variety of different mediums including oil painting,watercolor,acrylics and more! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:38:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today's question comes from Donna : Donna Writes: "When painting with acrylics can I use an aluminum can to hold the water I clean my brushes in between painting? Is plastic better than aluminum?" Do you have any information that might help Donna? Please leave your response in the comments box below. http://www.artinstructionblog.com/you-asked-brushes-and-aluminum-cans This demonstration is courtesy of Dan Gray. Visit his website to learn more about him and to view more of his work Cherry Bomb Still Life Demo I was out in the forest with an Oldsmobile but the rain started to fall so back into the studio with a still life ... http://www.artinstructionblog.com/still-life-pastel-drawing-demonstration This landscape painting lesson is courtesy of Barry Waldman of Interactive Art School. A Revolutionary Way to Learn to Draw & Paint Student uses a Digital Camera (supplied in your Student Sign Up Kit along with Textbooks & Supplies) to take digital photos of their completed assigned Lesson Artwork for each ... http://www.artinstructionblog.com/landscape-painting-lesson-how-to-render-simplify-trees About Christine Kane Christine Kane is a pastel and watercolor artist who is inspired by the Midwest landscape and it’s seasons. To find new ideas for her paintings, she hikes in the forest preserves during all seasons. Christine began drawing at an early age. She focused her education on art and has ... http://www.artinstructionblog.com/watercolor-and-pastel-painting-demonstration-lets-paint-winter-woods Artist Name: Christine Kane Location: Chicago, IL USA Title of Artwork: Before Dusk in Deep Snow Dimensions of Artwork :   16x20 Medium: Watercolor and Pastel Website: http://letspaintnature.com Describe this Piece: This picture was inspired by a hike at Maple Lake in Willow Springs, IL after a heavy snow. I stopped at this ... http://www.artinstructionblog.com/artist-spotlite-christine-kane