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Populating paintings

Whether it's painting a crowded street scene, children playing on the beach or a lone figure walking through a sun-kissed meadow, adding figures to our landscapes and urban scenes gives our paintings a greater sense of life, movement and relatability. Whereas the purpose of a landscape painting is to capture the awe and respect we feel for nature or the desire to translate a feeling we have for a particular space or the

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