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Why Most Social Media Strategies Fail, 9 Reasons Why
Many people ask themselves, why did my social media posting fail? Why didn’t I see any success or the results I was hoping for? Social media strategies fail for many reasons, but one of the major reasons is that you have no social media strategy. Another reason is the content you post is boring or…
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It’s All Chinese, By Anita Louise Hummel
I have spent my life trying to learn to read and write fluent Chinese. No matter how much I study the Chinese language, I sometimes find that after a while one Chinese character may still look like another. It’s All Chinese by Anita Louise Hummel is an original oil painting inspired by my time trying to…
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Pirates Of The Gobi, By Anita Louise Hummel (2020)
When I traveled to Mongolia and stayed a night with a nomadic family in a Ger (Yurt) in the Gobi desert, the one thing I wanted to do was to ride a camel. The nomadic family that we stayed with had a herd of camels. Pirates of the Gobi by Anita Louise Hummel is an…
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Sisterhood, By Anita Louise Hummel, All Are Alike Unto God (2021)
As I travel around the world, I have discovered there are so many amazing people in the world, especially many amazing women. This painting, Sisterhood is in honor of these amazing women. Sisterhood by Anita Louise Hummel is a three-panel work of art that symbolizes that even if women worldwide speak different languages, have different…
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In The Peruvian Mountains, By Anita Louise Hummel, An Andean Woman
I love to paint women. Especially women from other parts of the world in their traditional clothing. In the Peruvian Mountains, by Anita Louise Hummel, is an original oil painting. The oil painting is of an Andean woman who lives up in the mountains of Peru. I painted her with bright and cheerful colors as…
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Why Is Yoshitomo Nara Important? 11 Reasons Why
One of my favorite Japanese artists is Yoshimoto Nara. I first saw his work in an interior design magazine and have loved it ever since. Yoshitomo Nara is one of Japan’s most essential and famous contemporary artists. Many of his works of art sell for record-breaking figures; this makes him a market-driven artist. His art…
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Why Do People Use Pinterest?, 13 Reasons Why
People, including artists, may wonder if it’s worth it for them to be on Pinterest and spend the time needed to be active Pinterest users. There are many reasons why people use Pinterest and enjoy the Pinterest social media app. People use Pinterest to explore and to be inspired. Pinterest allows you to be your…
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Picking Flower, By Anita Louise Hummel, An Original Dog Oil Painting
One of my favorite things to paint is all kinds of dogs. When I paint a dog, I try to imagine his personality and what the dog is like. Picking Flowers by Anita Louise Hummel is an original oil painting. The dog is black and white, so I painted a bright yellow background to compliment…
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Why Is Oil Painting The Most Important And Popular Form Of Fine Art?
Oil paints are my art medium of choice. I love many of the qualities that oil paints offer an artist – even a beginning artist. Oil paints are an essential and popular art medium because they are the classic paints art masters have used for centuries. Oil paints offer a lot of flexibility in how…