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“People have success with this method and it gets them excited. It gets them hooked. You can put layers of thick paint on thin paint and that allows you to complete a painting in one sitting.”

“Within one hour of touching the brush to canvas for the first time, my students have a total, complete painting.”

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“We don't make mistakes; we just have happy accidents. And that's when you really experience the joy of painting.”

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