<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:18:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/classicalatelier/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I’m happy to announce that my new website and online store is up and running! :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m happy to announce that my new website and online store is up and running! :) Greetings fellow Steemians! ..So recently I have been working on my new website, now equipped with its own online store.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/i-m-happy-to-announce-that-my-new-website-and-online-store-is-up-and-running</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/i-m-happy-to-announce-that-my-new-website-and-online-store-is-up-and-running</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 03:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiFFPse7ZgvpBheqTkCBB232HvMrqdRtxSzpzVdaxzZspMHZwnMXNjfWFJCxePakHAV8Arb7k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Charcoal Sharpening Demo: The Classical Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Charcoal Sharpening Demo: The Classical Way Greetings fellow Steemians! In this post I thought I would share a quick demo on how I was taught in the atelier to sharpen charcoal for drawing in the classical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/a-charcoal-sharpening-demo-the-classical-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/a-charcoal-sharpening-demo-the-classical-way</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 04:13:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dvZkRRKoKBmwDKsnQk1m42zdLNcgNvuQctv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[..So I decided to take a little break from painting and  work on another Russian master copy drawing :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I decided to take a little break from painting and work on another Russian master copy drawing :) "There are many ways to draw beautifully. It's important to let the drawing be an investigation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/so-i-decided-to-take-a-little-break-from-painting-and-work-on-another-russian-master-copy-drawing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/so-i-decided-to-take-a-little-break-from-painting-and-work-on-another-russian-master-copy-drawing</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZg8fvPzxRBLdHWetusNrRbnrMSQhxxwN8rQnVJ4b6Y3k7zK6iw9A4yAYZ3UjXZ3eZoL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s a Jan Matejko master copy I finished today.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s a Jan Matejko master copy I finished today. Greetings fellow Steemians! In today’s post I thought I’d share and discuss this Jan Matejko master copy I finished. I have to admit that this one was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/here-s-a-jan-matejko-master-copy-i-finished-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/here-s-a-jan-matejko-master-copy-i-finished-today</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 14:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HcV9V2heHtfa8thie3GLEBcRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Philosophy, Reasons, and Motives on Painting. Is it to express meaning? To tell a story...or is it just a pretty picture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Philosophy, Reasons, and Motives on Painting. Is it to express meaning? To tell a story...or is it just a pretty picture? (Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan by Diego Velázquez) "You can't show anyone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/the-philosophy-reasons-and-motives-on-painting-is-it-to-express-meaning-to-tell-a-story-or-is-it-just-a-pretty-picture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/the-philosophy-reasons-and-motives-on-painting-is-it-to-express-meaning-to-tell-a-story-or-is-it-just-a-pretty-picture</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FpzgpeyVUShRFiG91ctHL9kp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Benefits and Practice of Indirect, Direct, and Alla Prima Painting Techniques]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Benefits and Practice of Indirect, Direct, and Alla Prima Painting Techniques (Here's an Alla Prima painting done by Devin Cecil Wishing) Greetings and salutations Everyone! In today’s post I thought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/the-benefits-and-practice-of-indirect-direct-and-alla-prima-painting-techniques</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/the-benefits-and-practice-of-indirect-direct-and-alla-prima-painting-techniques</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:32:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Fb3K3Q2CjHARR5C9JRAQ2Y7v6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s Another Recent Russian Master Copy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s Another Recent Russian Master Copy "My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage." -Peter Paul Rubens Greetings fellow Steemians! In today’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/here-s-another-recent-russian-master-copy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/here-s-another-recent-russian-master-copy</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 08:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HhjpaRkX51wbZhTsd7NzrYGC6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just can’t seem to get enough of Russian master copies!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just can’t seem to get enough of Russian master copies Greetings fellow Steemians! In this quick post I wanted to share this tiny (5” x 7”) Russian master copy I finished last night. I ended up using]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/i-just-can-t-seem-to-get-enough-of-russian-master-copies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/i-just-can-t-seem-to-get-enough-of-russian-master-copies</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Ha3yyy5VBJAyU5gSpvhFjQGbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Artist’s Book List: Recommendations on some of the most influential and informative writing that has helped me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Artist’s Book List Greetings and salutations Everyone! In today’s post I thought it would be a great idea to share a list of some of the most influential, inspiring, and skill strengthening books I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/an-artist-s-book-list-recommendations-on-some-of-the-most-influential-and-informative-writing-that-has-helped-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/an-artist-s-book-list-recommendations-on-some-of-the-most-influential-and-informative-writing-that-has-helped-me</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2017 05:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FkfRhiNufdtrDQHtWKMHE5xhk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Benefits and Application of Sight Size]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Benefits and Application of Sight Size Namu Myoho Renge Kyo 18" x 24" - oil on linen Greetings and Salutations Everyone! In today’s post I thought it would be a great idea and wonderful addition]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/the-benefits-and-application-of-sight-size</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/the-benefits-and-application-of-sight-size</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 07:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Fcy3Vm2YKY6JxPjJTxNHv7fTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Concept and Application of “Happy Accidents”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Concept and Application of “Happy Accidents” Greetings and salutations Everyone! In today’s post I thought it would be a wonderful idea to discuss the idea of how and what we universally define as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/the-concept-and-application-of-happy-accidents</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jameszenartist/the-concept-and-application-of-happy-accidents</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jameszenartist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 02:58:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FYEtg3x9kymfXjXCqLy1egUaz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>