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		<title>Kwan Fong Show is Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paris ~ Provence ~ California Kwan Fong Gallery of Fine Art and Culture California Lutheran University &#124; Thousand Oaks, CA September 2 through October 8, 2010 The show is open!!! You can see images of the paintings here. The gallery looks great. This is a great collection of painting, if I do say so myself. [...]


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		<title>Solo Show: &#8220;Paris ~ Provence ~ California&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show of Recent Paintings Opens September 2, in Southern California I am always thrilled to show my paintings but this time there are several twists. It is a solo show at the Kwan Fong Gallery or Art and Culture, the main gallery at my alma mater, California Lutheran University. This a great honor and I [...]


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		<title>From Sarasota to Thousand Oaks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 15:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five paintings from the M Gallery Show on view in Thousand Oaks &#8220;Artichoke&#8221; which was featured in the March issue of American Art Collector magazine along with four other paintings from the recent show at M Gallery of Fine Art, Sarasota, FL, will be on view in Thousand Oaks, Calif. May 6 through July 11, [...]


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		<title>Painting from Photographs or Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have felt that there was a stigma from using photographic sources since school days &#8211; a long time ago. It, after all, was &#8220;cheating.&#8221; But we are pretty sure that Vermeer used a camera obscura, Thomas Eakins, Degas and many other greats used photographic references openly and  pretty liberally. If it was good for [...]


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		<title>Garden Shop in Les Tuileries &#8211; Demo Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little bonus to the Garden Shop in Les Tuileries demonstration. The story behind this painting and complete painting demonstration begins here. Related posts:Garden Shop in Les Tuileries – Part 3 of 3 Garden Shop in Les Tuileries &#8211; Part 2 of 3 Garden Shop in Les Tuileries &#8211; Part 1 of 3


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		<title>Garden Shop in Les Tuileries – Part 3 of 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I write I am listening to Erik Satie&#8217;s haunting music. It feels so like Paris. I think of my grandfather, an American art student in the École des Beaux-Arts in the early 1920s. The embrace of Luxembourg Gardens. The expansive warmth of Les Tuileries in the heart of Paris. A tiny garden shop. Sunlight. [...]


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		<title>Garden Shop in Les Tuileries &#8211; Part 2 of 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first part of this series showing the progression of Garden Shop in Les Tuileries, I created a structure through drawing and provided a base for both the tonal qualities of the painting and a hint at the color through tinting and lifting. In this part I continue to build the painting by playing [...]


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		<title>Garden Shop in Les Tuileries &#8211; Part 1 of 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Les Tuileries are spectacular gardens in the heart of Paris. It is one of our favorite places to walk, talk and people watch. We love to stroll from the outstretched arms of the Louvre passed fountains, flower rows, sculpture and areas of trees and green to the gates at the Place de la Concorde. Just [...]


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		<title>Still Life Show Rollout: Meyer Lemon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Straight from our garden, the Meyer Lemon is not like your normal store-bought lemon. Its skin is not as yellow. They are closer to gold but not quite orange. Their juice is sweet with a hint of orange through the tartness. The truth is I am infatuated by their look, especially when washed by the [...]


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		<title>Still Life Show Rollout: White Asparagus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lynn Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This bunch of white asparagus is from one of those wonderful markets in Paris. When we visit Paris we always stay in hotel where there is no kitchen. We cannot cook meals while there. In addition to that we generally find shopping for most things boring. So why do we spend so much time strolling [...]


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