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Thoughts about Live Demos

Thoughts about Live Demos

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James Gurney
Mar 22, 2024
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Drawing or painting in front of an audience has its challenges. It's really a kind of performance. I've done everything from Vaudeville-style chalk talk gags for first graders to three-hour oil portrait demos at art schools.

For any painting demo, I lower my expectations about how well the painting is likely to turn out. That's because I have to fire up …

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