Sara Woster

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Sara Woster is the author of "Painting Can Save Your Life: How and Why We Paint" and the founder of the Brooklyn art school, The Painting School.

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Want to make a Minimalist painting? Let's look at attributes and techniques from the movement.

Want to make a Minimalist painting? Let's look at attributes and techniques from the movement. Sara Woster

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Hands are complicated. Painting them is difficult. Here is one somewhat simple approach.

Hands are complicated. Painting them is difficult. Here is one somewhat simple approach. Sara Woster

82 views - 3 weeks ago

Inspiration for your mission to simplify your figurative work.

Inspiration for your mission to simplify your figurative work. Sara Woster

259 views - 1 month ago

3 Ways to Approach a Portrait

3 Ways to Approach a Portrait Sara Woster

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Get more creative with your next narrative painting by starting with 4 sketches

Get more creative with your next narrative painting by starting with 4 sketches Sara Woster

189 views - 1 month ago

Rhythm and Pattern - Leaning into the Twin Principles of Art

Rhythm and Pattern - Leaning into the Twin Principles of Art Sara Woster

187 views - 2 months ago

Inspiration for Your Next Winter Landscape

Inspiration for Your Next Winter Landscape Sara Woster

416 views - 2 months ago

Into the Lush & Wild World with Henri Rousseau

Into the Lush & Wild World with Henri Rousseau Sara Woster

157 views - 2 months ago

Bay Area Figurative - Bold light, brevity of marks and abstraction.

Bay Area Figurative - Bold light, brevity of marks and abstraction. Sara Woster

394 views - 2 months ago

Painting In the Spirit of Gabriele Munter - Bold color, strong outlines & simples shapes

Painting In the Spirit of Gabriele Munter - Bold color, strong outlines & simples shapes Sara Woster

457 views - 3 months ago

Looking to Fairfield Porter for light, nostalgia & pattern.

Looking to Fairfield Porter for light, nostalgia & pattern. Sara Woster

594 views - 3 months ago

Charles Burchfield and Using All the Yellows

Charles Burchfield and Using All the Yellows Sara Woster

279 views - 4 months ago

Still Life Inspiration!

Still Life Inspiration! Sara Woster

269 views - 4 months ago

Introduction to Landscape Painting

Introduction to Landscape Painting Sara Woster

435 views - 4 months ago

Playing with Cast Shadows

Playing with Cast Shadows Sara Woster

107 views - 4 months ago

Animal Symbolism Inspired by Danielle Mckinney

Animal Symbolism Inspired by Danielle Mckinney Sara Woster

143 views - 4 months ago

Leaning into lines like Van Gogh

Leaning into lines like Van Gogh Sara Woster

95 views - 5 months ago

4 Leaf Paintings - Painting botanicals & leaves in all kinds of ways

4 Leaf Paintings - Painting botanicals & leaves in all kinds of ways Sara Woster

102 views - 5 months ago

Geometric Landscapes a la David Hockney

Geometric Landscapes a la David Hockney Sara Woster

1.5K views - 8 months ago

Blurring the edges & painting with a soft focus a la Rose Hilton

Blurring the edges & painting with a soft focus a la Rose Hilton Sara Woster

600 views - 8 months ago

Lots of dull & a little vivid - The power of color desaturation a la Salman Toor

Lots of dull & a little vivid - The power of color desaturation a la Salman Toor Sara Woster

1K views - 9 months ago

Experimenting with color harmony

Experimenting with color harmony Sara Woster

198 views - 9 months ago

Inspired by Van Gogh - Why not paint with complementary colors, bold dashes of color & impasto?

Inspired by Van Gogh - Why not paint with complementary colors, bold dashes of color & impasto? Sara Woster

513 views - 9 months ago

You need more details! Get out your tiny brushes.

You need more details! Get out your tiny brushes. Sara Woster

351 views - 10 months ago

Let's call them 90% paintings - When almost all of your canvas is one color.

Let's call them 90% paintings - When almost all of your canvas is one color. Sara Woster

372 views - 10 months ago

Bold colors, dull backgounds and the formula of Joan Miro.

Bold colors, dull backgounds and the formula of Joan Miro. Sara Woster

530 views - 11 months ago

Making a Painting with Extreme Foreground Focus

Making a Painting with Extreme Foreground Focus Sara Woster

218 views - 11 months ago

Simplifying the Picture like Milton Avery

Simplifying the Picture like Milton Avery Sara Woster

940 views - 1 year ago

Painting the Mundane with Lois Dodd

Painting the Mundane with Lois Dodd Sara Woster

2.5K views - 1 year ago

Why a Matisse is a Matisse and what you can learn from his paintings.

Why a Matisse is a Matisse and what you can learn from his paintings. Sara Woster

912 views - 1 year ago

Proportion in Painting - How much of each color is the right amount?

Proportion in Painting - How much of each color is the right amount? Sara Woster

524 views - 1 year ago

Simple, graphic landscapes full of color in the spirit of Etel Adnan.

Simple, graphic landscapes full of color in the spirit of Etel Adnan. Sara Woster

2.3K views - 1 year ago

Adopting Old European Palettes to Shake Up Your Next Painting

Adopting Old European Palettes to Shake Up Your Next Painting Sara Woster

617 views - 1 year ago

Reflections add sophistication to a painting. Tips on how to paint them.

Reflections add sophistication to a painting. Tips on how to paint them. Sara Woster

179 views - 1 year ago

Do you want to be an Expressionist?

Do you want to be an Expressionist? Sara Woster

554 views - 1 year ago

All Things Composition

All Things Composition Sara Woster

650 views - 1 year ago

Complementary colors - a sure fire way to paint dynamic color combinations

Complementary colors - a sure fire way to paint dynamic color combinations Sara Woster

140 views - 1 year ago

Bright, saturated, and loved by the Impressionists - Creating a high key painting

Bright, saturated, and loved by the Impressionists - Creating a high key painting Sara Woster

213 views - 1 year ago

Inspired by Felix Valloton - Creating Mystery by Doubling Down on Shadows

Inspired by Felix Valloton - Creating Mystery by Doubling Down on Shadows Sara Woster

207 views - 1 year ago

Creating space by leveraging color temperature and shape - a la Alex Katz

Creating space by leveraging color temperature and shape - a la Alex Katz Sara Woster

521 views - 1 year ago

Finding inspiration in the artwork of other artists

Finding inspiration in the artwork of other artists Sara Woster

173 views - 1 year ago

Zooming in on a flower like Georgia O'Keeffe

Zooming in on a flower like Georgia O'Keeffe Sara Woster

263 views - 1 year ago

Painting Memories & Dreams

Painting Memories & Dreams Sara Woster

131 views - 1 year ago

Finding abstract inspiration in Alma Thomas & The Cosmos

Finding abstract inspiration in Alma Thomas & The Cosmos Sara Woster

159 views - 1 year ago

Maximalist Flower Painting Inspired by Bibi Zogbe

Maximalist Flower Painting Inspired by Bibi Zogbe Sara Woster

142 views - 1 year ago

IS IT FINISHED? How to know when it is time to stop and when you need to keep painting.

IS IT FINISHED? How to know when it is time to stop and when you need to keep painting. Sara Woster

102 views - 1 year ago

Orphism & Sonia Delaunay

Orphism & Sonia Delaunay Sara Woster

1.1K views - 1 year ago

Paint your Pet. Seriously.

Paint your Pet. Seriously. Sara Woster

70 views - 1 year ago

Painting Portraits like Henry Taylor

Painting Portraits like Henry Taylor Sara Woster

658 views - 1 year ago

Food & drink represented in art history and contemporary art.

Food & drink represented in art history and contemporary art. Sara Woster

776 views - 1 year ago

Understanding color relationships

Understanding color relationships Sara Woster

6.5K views - 1 year ago

How to make the most of light & shadow in your paintings

How to make the most of light & shadow in your paintings Sara Woster

178 views - 1 year ago

Nocturne Painting - updated

Nocturne Painting - updated Sara Woster

304 views - 1 year ago

Playful, experimental palettes and multiples in the spirit of Van Gogh

Playful, experimental palettes and multiples in the spirit of Van Gogh Sara Woster

69 views - 1 year ago

Paint everyday objects multiple times if you want to experiment and get better at painting form.

Paint everyday objects multiple times if you want to experiment and get better at painting form. Sara Woster

389 views - 2 years ago

What to do with the Background of Your Painting - Know Your Options

What to do with the Background of Your Painting - Know Your Options Sara Woster

769 views - 2 years ago

Tension & Balance in Composition

Tension & Balance in Composition Sara Woster

192 views - 2 years ago

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers with Miroco Machiko

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers with Miroco Machiko Sara Woster

549 views - 2 years ago

Mark Making a la Amy Sillman - Playing Paintbrushes and other Tools

Mark Making a la Amy Sillman - Playing Paintbrushes and other Tools Sara Woster

2K views - 2 years ago

Making a still life about somebody you love using warm & cool Colors

Making a still life about somebody you love using warm & cool Colors Sara Woster

186 views - 2 years ago