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Newsletter · By Michael Chesley Johnson · English · Paid tier available · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 27, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Master Class: Secondary Color Palette (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="296" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIzw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd65ca951-8f1f-45a0-b93f-c3d36b46bd10_400x297.jpeg"

  2. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Sap Green: Friend or Foe? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1165" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6OTa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba1dc6e8-948f-4ff5-be89-72fbc2d84ba0_1600x1280.

  3. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Adjusting the Pan Gouache Palette (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="999" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K68R!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03490cbb-5576-4620-a34c-6c594127a8a5_1600x1098.j

  4. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    Painting Retreat/Private Pastel Intensive Wrap-up (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1091" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_0Jj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c805f19-6ba3-48bf-b85e-f16d4dc5248b_1600x1199.

  5. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Authentically Human (opens the original)

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