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Talking about art is almost as much fun as doing art and few things are as much fun as making art! Here are some thoughts I have on the subject of painting.
Posted on 9/4/2025 2:17:44 PM
By Nina Allen Freeman
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Many papers, both found and self made add interesting form and color
Collaging can add unique textures and details to a painting that is not otherwise possible to achieve. Painting over the collaged papers unite them within the painting in interesting and creative ways. [...]
Posted on 7/16/2018 9:35:10 AM
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Underwater Dance by Nina Allen Freeman
Near my home in Tallahassee, FL a Koi pond lives at Tallahassee Nursery among the orchids and ferns. My photographs of this pond have inspired a series of Koi paintings this year. They are colorful, have a lot of movement and live in a transparent environment. As usual, I began with questions. How can I best capture movement in a square format? How can I best show a watery environment? What if I tried some new (to me) acrylic products? [...]
Posted on 1/5/2015 8:32:03 AM
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Night Fisher Mixed Media painting by Nina Allen Freeman
Experimenting with paint is a messy business. A lot of the time you end up with nothing, just ruined paper but never wasted time.Every painting teaches something. [...]
