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Apr 5, 20201 min read
Notes & Advice 12: What To Consider When Setting Up A Still Life
Discussing some of the subtler points of still life setup with Jake Meeks of Fireside Tattoo Network and Podcast. Part of my alla prima...
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nickbaxtertattoos
Nov 1, 20192 min read
On The Benefits of Drawing
About 10 years ago I leveled up my artistic practice in all areas after discovering the classical atelier system of art education. Before...
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nickbaxtertattoos
Jan 27, 20172 min read
In The Studio 5: Reworking Plein Air Landscapes
Something I’ve never been a fan of doing is revisiting older paintings after some time has passed. The process of reconstructing or even...
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nickbaxtertattoos
Jun 16, 20162 min read
Anatomical Study from Cadavers
One major artistic discipline for which I have the least formal study is anatomy. I find the human figure and its underlying structures...
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Jan 2, 20161 min read
Miniature Landscapes
This past month I unearthed a bunch of tiny frames from my studio storage for the purpose of painting little gifts for friends and family...
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nickbaxtertattoos
Sep 15, 20155 min read
On The Road 10: Peruvian Plein Air
Earlier this month I traveled to Peru, where I trekked to majestic Machu Picchu for the first time, documenting the epic Andes landscape...
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nickbaxtertattoos
Sep 1, 20151 min read
Summer Plein Air Adventures
This summer marked my first serious foray into true outdoor (plein air) landscape painting, in an effort to deepen my knowledge on the...
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nickbaxtertattoos
May 10, 20122 min read
Realism Techniques 3
Working Smarter, Not Harder Here are two more quick paintings from my visit to Jeff Gogue’s studio last summer, which I’ve blogged about...
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