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My First Abstract no title

I have finally found my happy creative place. Painting is truly my passion. I love baking, cooking and floral design also but painting truly speaks

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Upcoming Workshops with Mark Waller

Upcoming workshops & tutorials in your local areas, check here!

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Workshops past. Been & gone. Delve into past notes, info and stories.

Mark Waller's workshops past - discover what was learned about, talked about, laughed about and consumed with gusto!

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The Ocean Whispers

My mother gave me my first easel and set of acrylics 35 years ago. I took two art classes in high school and college. I’ve recently picked up painting

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Getting Back To It... Again!

Like the title says... getting back to it. Life gets in the way sometimes and it's nice to get the time to paint. Here is a painting of a stretch in Hawaii

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The Struggling Artist. Part 11 of Dick's journey back to painting.

Dick Millott is the Struggling Artist. We’re delighted but also slightly horrified to join Dickie as he takes us on a journey into the future.

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Rocky Beach

Have done very few landscape projects but thought I'd give it a try. Worked form a picture in a book. Living in the desert, I don't see too many beaches

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Alley Way Montreal Quebec Canada

I was asked by a friend to paint an alley way in his hometown. I searched and found a photo of a winter scene . Coincidently, he recognized it as the alley

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The Mermaid's Table

My sister has a beach house in Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa (right by the Supertubes, for the surfers). I took a photo of a little arrangement she had

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Painting Reflections. Let your paintings sing.

Let's take a moment to reflect on painting reflections. Where to find them, how to represent them and more.

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Beachscapes - paint recipes book - color mixes that work.

Mark Beachscapes - paint recipes (hard copy) book is now available! Start painting your beautiful beachscape today!

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Yellow Birches

Trees make me happy. I painted these birches almost a year ago, and a good friend asked if she could have it. Of course, I gave it away, thrilled that

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My shell is my home

I love ocean and marine life. I wanted to paint a Green turtle as I find them very beautiful and amazing. This is also my first painting of an endangered

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