About the Artist I began my watercolor journey in 1975. At that that time, I was a Captain in the United States Air Force and working as an instructor pilot and flight examiner at Altus AFB, OK. It was a change from my previous assignment where I was gone from home, about half of the […]
Painting Techniques of the Masters – Color Banding
Enjoy this free lesson from artist Karin Wells (see bio and website at the end of the lesson) painting techniques of the masters. There were certain effective and beautiful techniques that master painters from the past used again and again in their paintings and artist Karin Wells would like to teach you one of them […]
Watercolor Painting Demonstration – Winter Ice, Potomac River
A Virginia Artist – Creating Award Winning Art In Oil and Watercolor CHRISTINE LASHLEY — ARTIST’S STATEMENT: As a contemporary impressionist painter, I am constantly drawn to light. Nature’s unique colors, harmonies and contrasts offer a visual feast that I love to capture in artwork. I gather most of my ideas by painting outdoors. On location […]
Underpainting Tutorial – Oil Painting Demonstration Spring Flowers
About the Artist Jim Serrett holds degrees from Southern Illinois University and Vincennes University in painting and drawing. He has been an instructor at the college level and worked professionally as an artist producing advertising art, murals and illustration. “I would define my works as realism, because I am interested in depicting the subjects I […]
Watercolour Tutorial Step by Step – “Shutters”
Enjoy this watercolour tutorial step by step by artist John Fisher. This is another of a series of free watercolour demonstrations I’ll be posting in the months ahead. These are lengthy and detailed and show how I strive to achieve a high degree of realism in my work. Step 1 Credit for this beautiful photograph […]
Drawing a Portrait with Charcoal Step by Step
This demo will specifically address the challenges of representational life drawing.
How to build your own Pochade Box
How to Make a Pochade Box Step by Step One of the things I’ve always enjoyed as an artist was the craftsmanship involved. If it’s either building my own stretchers, prepping canvas, customizing equipment for the studio, or just preparing panels for future work, it is great way to kill down time between painting projects. […]
Watercolor Pouring Demonstration
About Barbara Sailor An Ohio artist, Barbara studied art and art education at Bowling Green State University and has been a public school art teacher for more that 40 years. She was raised in Cleveland and now resides in the western section of the state. She works in many media, but is primarily a watercolorist […]
Experimenting with Liquid Acrylic – Acrylic Ink Tutorial
Experimenting with Liquid Acrylic,” an insightful post on how to use acrylic ink, presented by artist Linda Gunn. This post discusses the creative applications of acrylic ink, showcasing Linda Gunn’s approach and mastery of this vibrant medium. Throughout the post, you’ll discover a range of techniques and tips that Linda uses to bring her artwork […]
How to Draw Water in Pencil
Our water landscape possibilities are endless. But without the tools to understand how to draw water, we become overwhelmed as to the task of how we’re suppose to draw it!! All those ripples, waves, reflections….oh my!! So we put our favorite scenes away, hoping to be braver another day. Does that sound familiar?