Author Archives: jenniferl

Oil Painting Techniques: Landscape Painting

Posted on April 19, 2013 by jenniferl

Love to create landscape paintings? Want to learn oil painting techniques? Brian Keeler is here to help! With his keen knowledge of art history; his years painting in oil, pastel, watercolor and acrylic; and his passion for all styles of … Full Article

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Pastel Techniques & Oil Painting Tips from Stephanie Birdsall

Posted on January 18, 2013 by jenniferl

Stephanie Birdsall brings you pastel tips and oil painting techniques in her 3 art instruction videos so you can have beautiful results as you learn how to paint flowers and tips for landscape painting. Trained in art formally in England, … Full Article

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Watercolor & Acrylic Lessons from Stephen Quiller

Posted on September 24, 2012 by jenniferl

Learn how to paint acrylic on aquaboard Lessons on brushwork and other acrylic and watercolor painting techniques Color-mixing techniques Enter a Watermedia Wonderland! “I love watermedia. I love that spiritual quality–the way that paint hits the paper when it’s wet, … Full Article

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Draw & Paint Trees in Watercolor, Pen & Ink

Posted on August 22, 2011 by jenniferl

Drawing & Painting Trees in the Landscape by Claudia Nice Best-selling North Light Books author and artist, Claudia Nice–well-known for her realistic paintings and friendly instruction–brings her amazingly realistic painting techniques back to North Light with her new book … Full Article

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Jen’s Picks: Art Instruction Value Packs

Posted on July 21, 2011 by jenniferl

All you need in Art Instruction is just a click away! NorthLightShop.com has just compiled all the best art instruction books and videos together by author and medium, so that now you can save even more money! Designed to give … Full Article

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Jen’s Picks: The Drawing Bible

Posted on June 13, 2011 by jenniferl

Essential Drawing Instruction–Back by Popular Demand! The Drawing Bible By Craig Nelson A complete guide to drawing, The Drawing Bible leads you through the basics of materials and mediums, to exercises on line and tone, perspective and proportion and composition … Full Article

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Jen’s Picks: Watercolor Inspirations

Posted on May 31, 2011 by jenniferl

Splash 12 The Best of Watercolor Celebrating Artistic Vision By Rachel Rubin Wolf The Splash series has earned a reputation as one of the premier showcases of contemporary watercolor. Year after year, artists and art enthusiasts look forward to its … Full Article

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Creating Textures in Colored Pencil

Posted on May 17, 2011 by jenniferl

Gary Greene is a long-time favorite of North Light Book readers and colored pencil artists everywhere. Known for his super-realistic style, Gary uses colored pencils to paint just about every subject you can imagine–still life, portraits, flowers, land and seascapes…. … Full Article