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		<title>Fun With Titles</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2012/05/fun-with-titles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 18:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like a good title.  It makes me try to connect the title with the artwork.  I wonder what it means.  I look at the work, see what I see&#8230;and sometimes wonder what it was that the artist saw.  Does the title spell out exactly what it means?  Or, does the title pique your interest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Painting in a Series</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2012/03/painting-in-a-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re going to paint in a series you must know what it is that you&#8217;re painting about. You know where you&#8217;re going. That&#8217;s counter to my usual method of working. I usually don&#8217;t know what a work is about until I&#8217;m finished and it&#8217;s titled. When I come up with a title, everything falls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are We There Yet?</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2011/08/are-we-there-yet-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That is the question. We all ask ourselves this question as we near the end of a work in progress. It’s usually not clear to us because there are so many options. We COULD add one more touch. OR – that one more touch could be what kills the work. Knowing when a work is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did I Fill the Well?</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/09/did-i-fill-the-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did I fill the well?  I certainly hope so!  It seems that August came and went&#8230;and I didn&#8217;t produce much of anything.    But, the artist&#8217;s life isn&#8217;t ONLY about producing.  My last post was about filling the well.  And, I refer to filling the well often.    So, while I wasn&#8217;t doing a lot of painting, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filling the Well&#8230;What Does It Mean?</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/07/filling-the-well-what-does-it-mean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.erikaallison.com/?p=493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What DOES &#8220;filling the well&#8221; mean?  I&#8217;m guessing that most artists have some idea of what it means.  It&#8217;s a huge and necessary part of the creative process.  In order to say something, one has to have something to say!  When you work and create and move on to the next project to work and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Texture Everywhere!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love texture!  It&#8217;s an element that I think adds lots of interest to my work.  I start with texture right from the beginning with the gesso.  I apply the gesso with a cheap bristle brush and slather it on every which way, which leaves brush strokes that overlap.  I don&#8217;t try to smooth it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Art-Filled Saturday</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/07/an-art-filled-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow will be an art-filled day for me. I always enjoy art-filled days. That seems to be my goal:  fill &#8216;er up with art! I will be at The Ortego Gallery, Las Vegas, all afternoon. I have a show hanging during the month of July: &#8220;Unanswered Questions&#8221;. Preview Thursday and First Friday were last weekend. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Artist&#8217;s Work is Never Done!</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/07/the-artists-work-is-never-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, boy!  Art shows take a lot of work!  All that creating &#8230;all that thinking about titles, planning, hauling the work to the gallery&#8230;  Whew!  It&#8217;s finally behind me &#8230;for this round.  My show, &#8220;Unanswered Questions&#8221;, is being shown at the Ortego Gallery in The Arts Factory, Las Vegas for the month of July. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show at Ortego Gallery</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/07/upcoming-show-at-ortego-gallery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been creating new paintings for my upcoming show at Ortego Gallery in Las Vegas.  I&#8217;m quite excited about it.  The Ortego Gallery is in The Arts Factory, in the arts district, where First Friday is a regular event.  There is also Preview Night on Thursday, when artists and serious collectors make the rounds.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity at a Paint-In</title>
		<link>http://blog.erikaallison.com/2010/06/creativity-at-a-paint-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erika Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paint-ins seem to be becoming &#8220;the thing&#8221; in the Las Vegas arts community.  We had an outdoor group painting session in late spring.  Now, there&#8217;s a regular &#8220;Third Friday&#8221; paint-in at Place Gallery, organized and hosted by Gina Quaranto.  There is a nice, large area that works well for many artists to gather and work.  [...]]]></description>
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