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Building Bodies of Work with Jennifer Balkan (Ep.108)

March 25, 2025 • Learn to Paint Podcast • Season 7 • Episode 5

Welcome to the conversation with Jennifer Balkan!

In the feature conversation, you’ll discover how to keep your eyes fresh while working on a painting, why leaving areas unfinished can be a strategic choice, and how to seamlessly integrate colors between your foreground and background.

If you’ve ever wanted to build a body of work, Balkan offers valuable insight into the evolving thought process of an artist—how ideas develop, shift, and take shape over time.

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Bonus [Art Club]

In the short bonus, we talk about the very real discomfort you might face when bringing your ideas to life and optical color mixing.

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