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Artist, blogger & story teller

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artguru
@artguru Dec 2, 2019, 6:27 AM UTC

Story time: Accused, yet innocent!

Terrified and running from the law or was it from the bad guys, I never knew! How it all began: In the bathroom of a friend’s rented ground-floor apartment, I heard someone outside in the lane, talki…

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artguru
@artguru Nov 15, 2019, 10:02 AM UTC

Wild imagination let loose!

Sometimes it’s okay to think out of the box, doing things differently from what people expect. Watercolour painting by Ada Fagan: Here we have a yellow and blue scene. But notice the unusual way of a…

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@artguru Nov 13, 2019, 7:30 AM UTC

The power of light!

Something like an ordinary scene can turn into something grand, when the sun’s rays filler the scene at the end of the day. Oil painting by Ada Fagan: It’s a real place: This scene is from a farm in…

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@artguru Nov 6, 2019, 6:46 AM UTC

Beauty of secret places!

It’s sad that most people miss really beautiful hidden places, off the general tourist tracts and venues! Oil painting by Ada Fagan: Bet you want to know where this is? It’s down in a valley in the f…

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artguru
@artguru Nov 4, 2019, 7:16 AM UTC

Creating dramatic seascape paintings!

Unfolding the mysteries of how to paint seascapes… for those who have ambitions of creating beautiful sensational seascapes. Oil painting by Ada Fagan: First know what people want: What turns them on…

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@artguru Nov 1, 2019, 7:39 AM UTC

In the far country of one’s mind!

One can conjure up anything once you have a few ideas in your mind’s eye, to knit together and work on! Watercolour painting by Ada Fagan: Think about what you would like to paint: In this case, I de…

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artguru
@artguru Oct 9, 2019, 9:29 AM UTC

Popcorn popping trees!

A striking oil painting of a peach tree, with an haunting moody effect! Oil painting by Ada Fagan: Why I painted this scene: To start with, I was inspired by van Gogh’s way-out paintings of the count…

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artguru
@artguru Oct 4, 2019, 8:52 AM UTC

Just too cool!

It’s a No, No! See what you should avoid when trying to sell your paintings. Watercolour illustration by Ada Fagan: What do you think is wrong with this painting? First, this painting will never sell…

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@artguru Oct 2, 2019, 8:14 AM UTC

The surround amphitheatre!

It’s so fantastic to be surrounded by a range of glorious misty mountains. An oil painting by Ada Fagan: The real place: This scene lies in the upper section of the Drakensburg mountain range in Nata…

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@artguru Sep 27, 2019, 8:43 AM UTC

Sensational misty fir trees!

Play and follow your imagination when painting and it takes off the pressure when creating. Watercolour by Ada Fagan: Limiting one’s talent: When beginner artists try painting things perfectly, fiddl…

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