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Weekly BobBlast Issue 546

Production Paintings - Loose Multiple Warm Ups


Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!

This BobBlast follows up last week’s subject of How do I Get Ideas for Starting a Painting. After coming up with a subject, my next step is making loose, multiple warm up paintings, before committing to a larger body of work. 


These smaller warm up paintings are my way to do practice and stretching exercises. 


Watch the video—On my painting table I layout six, ten-inch square pieces of watercolor paper and paint a single subject (such as a pear, coffee cup, etc.) quickly on all six. I’m paint-sketching with a large brush loaded with paint. This is my studio routine before painting a larger piece.


Repeating the same painting over and over helps take away the nervousness. Doing just one painting can be frightening if you only have one time to paint it. But, when you know you have five more opportunities, you find yourself painting with more confidence to experiment.


After painting this daily routine, you might be surprised how many loose starts you have! And more importantly, the thrill to just goof around as your skill level and sense of purpose gets better and better.


Paint more than one to loosen up!


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How to Paint with Acrylic Inks

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Diptychs and other Multiples

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Tropical Paint-Cation! Loosen Up Painting Retreat in Mexico

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•April 6-12, 2025

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•January 18-25, 2025

Tropical Escapaint! 

Loosen Up Painting Retreat in Mexico

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Boca de Tomatlan, 10 miles South of Puerto Vallarta 

Contact Robert Masla, (413) 335-4295

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•January 30, 2025

Loose Figures in an Abstract Painting - ONLINE WORKSHOP

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•February 14, 2025

Bob’s Monthly Demo - ONLINE DEMO

“Diptychs and other Multiples”

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•February 25, 2025

Painting Light & Shadow - ONLINE WORKSHOP

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•April 6-12, 2025

Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage

Hudson Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY

Contact Kim LaPolla (518) 966-5219 or (888) 665-0044

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•April 6-12, 2025

Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage

Hudson Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY

Contact Kim LaPolla (518) 966-5219 or (888) 665-0044

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Robert Burridge 3-Day Instructional Studio Workshop

Painting with Dry Pigments, Chalks & Powders

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Production Paintings - Loose Multiple Warm Ups

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Weekly BobBlast 546 - Video run time 15 minutes, 29 seconds


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