About Mary Ann Raised in Mississippi, my interest in art began at an early age, but was secondary to my study of music until at the college level when I decided to pursue art as my major…..then studying Advertising Design, and not taking up watercolor painting until much later when my children were in school […]
Grumbacher Max Paint
Grumbacher Max oil paints are a water miscible (also known as “water soluble” or “water mixable”) paint invented in 1983, that were the first water miscible oil paints sold on the market. It is hard to believe that any kind of oil paint could be mixed with water. It seems to defy physics and go […]
Drawing Flowers in Pastel by Margaret Evans
In the following step by step pastel drawing demonstration, Margaret Evans demonstrates, in easy to follow steps, how to draw flowers. This is more of an impressionist style drawing than anything else, as Margaret is not interested in capturing every detail. Just a very colorful and loose impression of her subject. She uses a bouquet […]
Grisaille Underpainting Technique – Painting Demo 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 […]
Watercolor Painting Demonstration by Joe Cartwright
About I have been painting with watercolor since 1998. My paintings cover a wide range of subjects including portraits ,seascapes, landscape, flowers, wildlife and townscapes. I do not feel inclined to specialise in any one category as any subject can make an interesting work of art. I have been exhibiting at regional and National art […]
Karrie on Canvas: Acrylic Painting Lesson – “Jazz it Up!”
Here is another full episode of the program “Karrie on Canvas” with artist Karrie Evenson. In this episode, Karrie demonstrates how you can use music to inspire your creativity. Karrie also shows you how to create a painting without any real planning, to let go and just “Wing It” as she puts it. Karrie uses […]
How to Paint a Landscape Step by Step by Kenn Backhaus
About Kenn Backhaus Kenn was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and spent much of his childhood on the family farm near Burnett, Wisconsin. His fondness for nature became the catalyst for his art. Kenn’s parents encouraged his artistic education and following High School, he attended Layton School of Art in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. After graduation from Layton […]
Flemish Painting Technique – Oil Painting Demonstration
About Nick Warren I’m a native of Yorkshire, England and live there to this day, still inspired by its grandeur and wealth of different landscapes. I originally trained in graphics and worked as a designer eventually starting my own business. I began using oil paints twenty years ago, teaching myself how to use them through […]
Oil Painting Glazing Techniques – How To Glaze With Oil Paint
In this post, we will discuss the Oil Painting Glazing Techniques. Included below are several videos as well as step by step tutorials and lessons from around the Web, that discuss how to glaze with oil paint. Glazing is the process of applying a thin layer of translucent or transparent oil paint over a dry […]
Watercolor Painting Techniques – Painting Metal
Silver Teapot Watercolor Demonstration Getting started Metal objects always pose a special problem for painters in watercolour. The purists among us don’t like to use a solid white to pick out the highlights, and beginners often avoid tackling shiny metal in still life paintings. Brass and copper are usually easier, as they have base colours […]