"D" for December - Happy Holidays!
The Month of December brings many things and much excitement. Wading into this month is not really an option. Busy schedules, holidays,...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Nov 7
- 2 min
Have a thankful, artful, creative Thanksgiving!
The holiday season is here. We are adjusting to daylight savings time, recovering from Halloween and the late nights watching The World...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Oct 15
- 1 min
Fall means multi-color...
Multi-color ballpoint pens!? Fall is my favorite season - Always has been and likely always will be. Life happens with all of its...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Jul 14
- 1 min
Final Moments of the Day Streamside
No matter what my painting practice evolves into, it seems I am always drawn to the same things. Sunsets, sunrises, cloudscapes, trees...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Come join us!
Some folks have recently asked about the Philadelphia Phillies Game on July 5th. Game time is 7:05pm at Citizens Bank Park. Come on out...
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tmichaelniemanart
- May 1
- 1 min
Often great things come in pairs!
I am a parent of twins so I may be a little biased… Irrelevant facts like that aside, I have two valuable things for you today. First,...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Apr 2
- 1 min
Live Painting Demonstrations
Lately, my painting practice has evolved to focus on studio-based live painting demonstrations. Capturing the painting process on video...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Mar 4
- 1 min
On a roll...
One goal I had in mind coming into this year was to offer live painting demos more consistently. I landed on this goal as a consequence...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Painting is a form of therapy
I should preface this by clarifying I am not a therapist of any type. I do not have any mental health certifications, licenses nor any...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
Commission Work
Painting for clients, family and friends who ask for custom paintings is very rewarding but quite different than painting images based...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
What do Vincent van Gogh, Monet and Inness have in common?
Well, they are all featured in my Study the Greats Series now, of course. Van gogh's "Olive Trees" is now amongst the latest great works...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Study the Greats: Monet
Just recently I started including impressionist great, Claude Monet to the list of all time great painters I've incorporated into my...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Two Milestones
Just recently, I had a little mini celebration while drinking my coffee early in the morning before work. Painting, much like life...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Aug 21, 2021
- 2 min
Stop by and say hi!
Despite some reservations about being in crowds, the time constraints with a busy calendar and the fear of showing my paintings publicly...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
Whatcha do'in?
Hope your summer is going great! Lot's going on here. Some shorter road trips. Helping the kids prepare for freshman year fall sports....
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tmichaelniemanart
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
In-between things
In-between things, I have been preparing for my first showing and my first plein air painting event. My first showing will likely amount...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Jul 16, 2021
- 3 min
An Incredibly Brave and Tragic Figure - Blakelock, a Great American Painter
I recently started working on painting studies based upon yet another great American painter from the turn of the century named Ralph...
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tmichaelniemanart
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
The mother of adaptation and what the heck is Gouache?
"Necessity is the mother of invention" is a well-known proverb. It means, roughly, that the primary driving force for most new inventions...
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tmichaelniemanart
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Broken Branches & Lilly Pads
Some days we don't get out early enough to capture golden hour light. Some days are just gray and nondescript. Yet there is always...
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tmichaelniemanart
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Plein Air Painting
According to Wikipedia, En plein air (pronounced [ɑ̃ plɛ.n‿ɛʁ]; French for "outdoors"), or plein air painting, is the act of painting...
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