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A Simple Way to Start an Abstract Painting (Composition First) | Santa Fe Painting Workshops
By Andrea Cermanski @ Santa Fe Painting Workshops
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 21 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
A workshop teacher with thirty years in the studio shows one favourite way to begin an abstract: establishing the composition first.
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