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Nov 8, 20232 min read
Then, And Now (Part 5)
"Then, And Now" or "Then & Now" in the blog search feature, is an ongoing occasional series where themes of progression, time, and memory...
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nickbaxtertattoos
Sep 9, 20233 min read
Summer Plein Air: Chasing The Light
Summer in Texas, where I live and work, is never the best outdoor painting time. Extreme heat and incredibly harsh, searing daylight add...
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nickbaxtertattoos
Oct 4, 20193 min read
On The Mechanics of Seeing
A long time ago on this blog I touched upon the brain’s instinctive practice of limiting the amount of visual information we tend to...
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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
Sep 7, 20162 min read
On The Road 12: Spring and Summer Plein Air Adventures
I’ve been so busy painting in the studio for an upcoming exhibition of all new still lifes (announcements soon!) that I forgot to post...
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nickbaxtertattoos
Mar 25, 20162 min read
On The Road 11: New England Plein Air
At the beginning of this month I travelled back to my homeland of Connecticut, hoping for late winter weather mild enough to endure some...
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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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