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Special Offers for Artists
Best Sellers From Our Bookstore Welcome to the Creativity Workshop
April 30, 2008
by Sarah A. Strickley ![]() Watercolor Artist launched the Creativity Workshop in the October 2007 issue of the magazine with Nita Leland's challenge to "Get Real, but Not Too Real." And our readers responded with a flurry of submissions that demonstrate the benefits of bringing a little levity and imagination into the painting process. Since then, we've hosted a series of well-known watercolor artists who have inspired artists to simplify, bring creativity into their portraits and experiment with new processes and products and much more. Recently, we introduced a new element: Not only will we publish a selection of reader-submitted paintings on our website, but we'll also reward the artists behind our favorite submissions with $100 gift certificates to Jerry's Artarama. The response has been phenomenal. Watermedia arists everywhere have answered the call with gorgeous watermedia paintings of every style and approach. While many of these artists work on the activities alone in their studios, we're also hearing many reports of artists working in groups. Sheila Hill of Windsor, Ontario, for example, wrote to us regarding her adventures with the Creativity Workshop: "On June 30th, my watercolor art class of 24 eager students tried the Creativity Workshop, highlighting the use of teabags in watercolor art," she says. See photographs of Hill's students in action below. ![]() ![]() If you'd like to share your painting group's adventure with the Creativity Workshop, send us an e-mail at wcamag@fwpubs.com. Below you'll find links to the latest Creativity Workshop Activities, an archive of past installments and links to galleries of Creativity Workshop-inspired work. Find out how and where to send your paintings at the very bottom. Happy painting!
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Learn more about related publications and services for artists: |
| MAGAZINES: | Memory Makers Horticulture How I.D. Antique Trader |
| BOOKS: | Northlight Books Northlight Book Club MyCraftivity.Com |
| CORPORATE: | F+W Publications Career Opportunities |