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16 Jan

Creating Your Personal Journal

January 16, 2017
By Kellen Feeney

You don't need a fancy book for journaling, though many people like to keep beautiful journals they can proudly share. I have one for m...

14 Jun

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Grand Greenery | Part III

June 14, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

Shrubbery Here is the next stage on my painting. Today I focused on the shrubbery; it helps to make a decision like that on such a big...

05 Jun

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Grand Greenery | Part II

June 5, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

Weeding the Foreground In my last post, I said I had to work on the roof lines of the buildings and the foreground. Well I was busy at ...

18 Mar

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The Power of Colorful Darks

March 18, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

I occasionally change a painting after I see it framed. That happened with my painting Sunbelt. I wanted to share with you this chan...

01 Mar

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In awe of Monet

March 1, 2016
By Kellen Feeney

I recently painted this piece Sanctuary. I have painted many scenes with water in watercolor and it seems to be a most natural media f...

20 Aug

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Fargo /Moorhead is a great place to live!

August 20, 2015
By Kellen Feeney

I like Fargo/Moorhead. I'm was born and went to elementary school in Wayzata, MN and graduated from Staples, Minnesota. Then I chose t...

18 Aug

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Do you know what a Bellwether is?

August 18, 2015
By Kellen Feeney

Before I wrote "Samson's Gift" I was out on one of my photo jogs taking pictures of sheep. I found this crazy group of sheep I calle...

05 Mar

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To use or not to use black paint… that is the question

March 5, 2015
By Kellen Feeney

Black is considered a hue (the name of a color) or a value (referring to the darkness of the color). When painting with watercolor,...

18 Feb

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It is good to have Fun with your art

February 18, 2015
By Kellen Feeney

At one point in my art career, I became overly serious about composition. I would carefully plan out all the space for my paintings, an...

29 Nov

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Melody.

November 29, 2014
By Kellen Feeney

Melody has a classic vertical S curve composition. In other words the flower shapes are separated and overlapped in an "s" shape thro...