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Exhibitions at the Rockwell Museum
Standout exhibitions in Massachusetts
Oct 2 • 
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September 2025

Living with Mammoths in Dinotopia
How humans interacted with giant mammals
Sep 27 • 
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How to Go from Sketch to Finish
What to add to take it to the next level
Sep 25 • 
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What is a "Contour Blend?"
A contour blend is a place where the outline around a figure crosses into the form and softly merges with interior structure.
Sep 21 • 
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Clayton's Paint Rig
A very lightweight sketch easel developed by Maine artist Clayton Bright
Sep 17 • 
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Rockwell Lecture, 1949
A recorded address to art students gives a snapshot of what he was thinking at the height of his career.
Sep 15 • 
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What To Do If a Picture Goes Wrong
From major overhauls to minor tweaks
Sep 10 • 
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Watercolorists: Please Ask Me a Question
I'll answer a few in my next YouTube video.
Sep 6 • 
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First Contact with Mirrors
Svetlana at fortune-telling by K.Brullov, 1836
Sep 3 • 
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How 'Color and Light' Translates into Japanese
Interview with the Translator
Sep 1 • 
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August 2025

Art Colonies That Revered Dusk
The sun sank behind the hills after our barbecue picnic.
Aug 29 • 
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I Started Life in a 'Peculiar Suburbia'
Standardized, middle-class, with a unique creative ethos
Aug 27 • 
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