Here is a wonderful series of drawing and watercolor lessons I discovered from a very talented artist by the name of Mara Mattia. I have provided links to these drawing and watercolor lessons below for your convenience. I found these lessons to be very helpful and I am sure you will enjoy them as well. […]
Loose Watercolor Landscapes – Brushwork Tutorial
About Steve Fleming Good art is the result of hard work and dedication. It only happens when the artist finds his or her own story to tell and then learns to do so with his or her own unique language. I am an artist who works in watercolor and acrylic, and I teach both for […]
Demonstration of a High Key Painting in Oil
About Dan Dan Schultz was born in New Mexico in 1975 and soon began to take an interest in art. He enjoyed art classes through his primary and high school years, and studied commercial art at Pensacola Christian College in Florida. He received his degree with a focus on illustration and graphic design, but he […]
After Monet – Acrylic Painting Demonstration By Brian Rice
About Brian Rice: Brian was born on May 25,1958 and his roots are in the small outport of Pilleys Island, Newfoundland, Canada. At the age of nineteen he moved to central Canada in the Sarnia, Ontario area, where he now works in the Petrochemical industry. His interest in art began in high school, when an […]
Painting a Mural For a Church By Julie Lamons
Artist Bio: Julie Ann Crawford Lamons was born on March 25, 1953 in Newport Arkansas USA. She graduated from Bradford HS in 1971.Her interest in art began in her teens after drawing members of her church. She set aside her love of art for a few years after the birth of her twin daughters. Several […]
Getting to Know Your Watercolor Palette By Angela Fehr
About Angela Drawn to the eloquence found in nature’s simple beauty, Canadian watercolor artist Angela Fehr has lived in Papua New Guinea, the United States and Canada. A self-taught artist, today Fehr lives with her family in northern British Columbia, Canada, where she is the home educator of her three children and celebrates the small […]
Portrait Painting Demonstration By Karin Wells
About Karin Karin Wells is an artist of amazing versatility. She graduated with honors from both the New England School of Art and Design, Boston, 1965, and the Butera School of Art, Boston, 1986. Karin has enjoyed a career as an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator and sign painter. She also taught Life Drawing and Painting […]
Portrait Painting Demonstration – Gwyneth – Part 2
Click Images for Larger Views ==================================================== After I’m done with the acrylic stage (and it is completely dry), I seal the entire canvas with Winsor-Newton’s Liquin. My first layer of oil on the background. I want to create an outdoor scene. As you can see it is messy and moody and neutral. With a paper […]
Portrait Painting Demonstration – Gwyneth – Part 3
Click Images For Larger Views ========================================================== I’m starting to paint “form” into the black vest. I usually deal with black by glazing color over the flat black acrylic paint to give it a jewel tone. When that is dry I add a thin glaze of ivory black and use raw sienna to build light. Inside […]
Portrait Painting Demonstration – Gwyneth – Part 4
Click Images For Larger Views ================================================= This layer can be scary because it looks so radical…but it basically what gives the skin its luminosity. Some people start with it but I wait until the surrounding areas are well established before I use any white paint. I usually save the face until last because the skin […]