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How "Green" Is Green?: Project Three "How To See Color & Paint It" how to see color & paint it not sorry art school sari shryack Mar 16, 2026

I started Sunday’s live demo of Project 3 from Arthur Stern’s How To See Color & Paint It with a quick glance back at our previous two projects and a look ahead to the next two.

At this point, I’m su...

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Painting A "Black" Cube: Project Two "How To See Color & Paint It" how to see color & paint it not sorry art school sari shryack Mar 01, 2026

Today’s live demo for Not Sorry Art School students, as we continue working through Arthur Stern’s How to See Color and Paint It, asks a simple question: how black is a black object?

I set up the ref...

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Well Begun Is Half Done: Project One "How To See Color & Paint It" how to see color & paint it not sorry art school sari shryack Feb 17, 2026

We finally put paint on canvas! I'm so happy that I got to paint a demo in the February 16 live session from Arthur Stern's book How to See Color & Paint It.

Thank you so much for your patience as we...

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Seeing Color: Vocabulary, Mixing, and How to Actually Use Your Color Wheel how to see color & paint it not sorry art school sari shryack Feb 03, 2026

This blog post accompanies the February 2 two-hour live session, where we walked through the most important conceptual chapter in How to See Color and Paint It by Arthur Stern. In the live, we introdu...

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"How to See Color & Paint It": Materials, Intentions, and How We’ll Work Together how to see color & paint it not sorry art school sari shryack Jan 19, 2026

This year, we’re tackling a long-beloved painter’s staple: How to See Color and Paint It by Arthur Stern.

I can’t exactly remember the first time this book was suggested to me—I suspect it was mentio...

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Tips For Framing and Hanging Your Artwork Nov 27, 2025

I want to walk you through how I finish my paintings and get them “gallery ready.” This is something that took me a while to learn, and honestly, I learned it by first doing it incorrectly. I want to ...

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Painting Demo: Acrylic Still Life with Pomegranates and Topo Chico Oct 22, 2025

Today (October 22, 2025) I joined Art School Live on YouTube — you can watch the full demo here. It was such a joy to chat, paint, and share some of my favorite acrylic painting tips!

One topic that ...

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My Tips For Painting En Plein Air not sorry art school plein air sari shryack Jul 28, 2025

Not Sorry Art School founder and professional artist Sari Shryack shares her tips for painting en plein air...

Have you ever wondered what painters bring with them when they spend an afternoon painti...

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