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Design Your Way to Better Paintings :: Composition is King

Design Your Way to Better Paintings :: Composition is King

by Dan Schultz on March 18, 2023 with 6 Comments

Design (or you could call it Composition) is the Number One principle in the fundamentals of visual art. You may have heard a wild-eyed instructor in art class exclaim, “Composition is King!” With a greater focus on composition, you can … Read More

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Announcing the return of Ojai Mystique at @ojaival Announcing the return of Ojai Mystique at @ojaivalleymuseum! 19 invited artists have each created a large masterwork and a smaller companion piece featuring the beauty of the Ojai Valley landscape. These are my two paintings: 30”x40” and 9”x12”. Visit the museum website for the events schedule and join us for the free opening reception April 17, 2026. #ojai #ojaicalifornia #ojaivalley #ojaivalleymuseum #ojaimystique
So pleased that this painting found a home with a So pleased that this painting found a home with a collector who had been looking at it for more than a year. She visited my gallery several times over the months. (I painted it for the Ojai Mystique exhibition at @ojaivalleymuseum in 2023. We’re planning a second Ojai Mystique show that will open in April, 2026, by the way.) I’ve been hoping she would be the one to take it home with her and she finally did! She also became a friend along the way. 🙂 “Ojai Valley Sunset”, Oil, 28”x56”
A fun gouache from the beach last week. “Driftwood A fun gouache from the beach last week. “Driftwood Shelter”, 5”x7”. #gouacheonpaper #pacificcoast #beachpainting
These two paintings will be in the Art About Agric These two paintings will be in the Art About Agriculture exhibition opening this Saturday (11/15/25) at @santapaulaartmuseum. Hope to see you there! “After the Harvest”, Oil, 16”x20” and “Autumn Clearing”, Oil, 9”x12”. #santapaulaartmuseum #cornfield #autumnfield
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