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Utah artist best known for painting of George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge dies at 96

Utah artist best known for painting of George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge dies at 96
SALT LAKE CITY – Arnold Friberg, a Utah artist best known for his painting of George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge, died Thursday, his family said.

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How do I become a really good artist well known artist?

I have spent the last 5 years majoring in art at a good private college. I will graduate in 2 semesters. After spending all of that time and $ I don’t feel like I’m any better of an artist than I was when I started. I’ve had their drawing 1 and 2 classes, their painting classes etc and I’m still at the same level that I started at. I draw and paint as well as anyone in my classes but when you look at the artwork of the people who do work for movies or people who do illustrations for magazines we don’t compare. I look at the masters and wonder how they got so good. What type of schools teach you to draw, paint, express on that level. I have even noticed that there are students graduating who cant even draw at the basic levels. And some of them are going to be art teachers. Who teaches the really good artist how to get that good? Where do I need to go? I don’t want to start studying at some school that teaches art and not be any better than I am now.

What is the name of the artist known for painting women with long, flowing hair?

I recently saw the PBS episode of Craft in America- Landscape. One of the artists mentioned in passing that they were inspired by an artist who often painted women with long, flowing hair. They showed an example of that inspirational artist’s work and it was beautiful. What is the name of the artist of the painting?