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It’s about learning to control the light to create the feeling and mood you wish to convey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd who better to teach you than Stephanie Birdsall, who does masterful still life and floral paintings?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“When you paint from life, the subject, the environment, and you interact as one together.” — StephanieBirdsall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephanie Birdsall has been an artist her entire life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe’s always had the impulse to express herself on canvas, and followed that impulse to London, where she trained at the prestigious City and Guilds of London Art School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter graduation, she traveled around Europe to hone her skills, and she eventually settled back in the U.S., where she currently works with living legends like Doug Dawson, Albert Handell, Ramon Kelley, and Richard Schmid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe also is living the artist’s dream, traveling the world, spending part of each year in Rome, and working out of her dream studio in Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHow does she support herself to travel, have her dream studio, and live in Rome? 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This is the goal of most artists, and it starts with improving your own technique.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver her career, Stephanie has collected a stunning number of accolades and awards, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest in Show at the Bridgeport Museum of Art and Science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Grumbacher Gold Medallion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Degas Pastel Society Exceptional Merit Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected by the National Academy of the Arts for inclusion in the Arts for the Parks National Exhibition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatured in popular publications such as International Artist Magazine, Southwest Art, PleinAir, Fine Art Connoisseur, and The Pastel Journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaking Lemonade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephanie paints all kinds of still life scenes, plus lots of florals, but her favorite thing to paint is something so simple, common, and often overlooked…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s something we may well have in the fridge, always see in the grocery store, and that we use to add zesty flavor to our food…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemons!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe yellow lemons…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…young green lemons…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…Meyer lemons…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…Lisbon lemons…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…Eureka lemons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s where it all started:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears ago, when she was living out in Tucson, Arizona, Stephanie was given a lemon tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was delighted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe’d never painted a lemon tree before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo she did what any great still life painter would do: She took some lemons inside and began painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as she continued to paint, instead of seeing a lemon and its leaves, she saw shapes, colors, and values. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe way one shape interacted with the shape next to it started jumping out at her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colors of one object influenced the colors of the object next to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what does this all mean for you?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell, now that Stephanie has perfected the still life with lemons, it’s not only her favorite subject to paint, her lemon paintings are her top sellers. It turns out people have a love affair with lemons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd Stephanie is going to teach you exactly how she does it, from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough she’ll be painting lemons, the objects in your still life can be anything you choose — teacups, oranges, jewelry, flowers, old car parts...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll that matters is your desire, commitment, and excitement about painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd if you have those qualities, now is your opportunity to learn the skills to begin painting with a whole new level of understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroducing... \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLemons and Leaves: The Natural Still Life with Stephanie Birdsall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this still life painting course, Stephanie Birdsall takes you deep inside her artistic process...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…revealing exactly how she paints a still life with breathtaking beauty and simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll discover her secrets to setting up your scene…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…while also gaining the confidence to jump into your painting without knowing exactly what will come next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephanie has a unique ability to teach you how to paint with intention, even if you don’t know exactly where you’re going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do we mean by that?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWell, most artists become paralyzed at some point by fear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey struggle to get started because they can never get their still life set up perfectly, or because they face a blank canvas and don’t know how to make that first move.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOthers find that when they make a mistake on canvas, they aren’t confident they have the skills to correct it and leave it alone…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…and end up with a painting they don’t love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s an absolute tragedy...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…because we paint for the sheer joy of the experience and want a finished product we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephanie will take you through her process, revealing how she jumps into a painting...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…how she figures out what to paint…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…and exactly how she handles mistakes in the process (even though she’s an expert, she makes mistakes too!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook at the painting secrets you’ll discover in this training:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why Stephanie has no formula for how she starts a painting (and how you can discover where you’re heading in your painting AFTER you begin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to set up your scene to create a rhythm among the objects, as if they’re performing a choreographed dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The steps Stephanie takes to figure out why her painting might feel “off” (and what she does when she figures it out)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why it’s important to create a “happy marriage” of the objects in your painting, and how to make it happen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The one book Stephanie considers her color “bible” and how she uses it to make sure her paintings always come out looking just right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How a painting “grows” on the canvas, and what you can do to account for that before you ever make a brushstroke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An essential rule she learned from one of the greatest living realist painters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How “intentional painting” can help you rapidly improve your painting abilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How Stephanie uses the edges of objects in certain paintings to bring a scene “into focus”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What Stephanie is fanatical about and how it will affect your finished product\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why Stephanie only mixes a small amount of paint on her canvas (even though that makes painting more challenging)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A trick for giving yourself a brand-new perspective on your painting when you’re almost finished, but not 100 percent done\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How the weight of your strokes influences the color on the canvas (especially when you’re putting one color on top of another)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why painting lemons is like painting a ball of wound string\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why Stephanie “paces” when she’s painting, and how that helps her craft the most complete painting possible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e When it’s 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