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Lillias August Gallery

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No splashy color or elaborate setup for British artist Lillias August, who finds the story of everyday objects is best told with simple powerful statements. Full Article

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2010 Watermedia Showcase Winners Gallery

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View the prizewinning paintings from Watercolor Artist’s first Watermedia Showcase competition, published in the February 2010 issue. Full Article

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Watermedia Showcase Winners Galleries

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Take a look at Watercolor Artist’s Watermedia Showcase winners from 2010 and 2011. Full Article

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2011 Watermedia Showcase Winners Gallery

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View the winning works from the 2nd annual Watermedia Showcase competition, published in the February 2011 issue of Watercolor Artist. Full Article

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Demonstration in Oil | Sadie J. Valeri

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Sadie J. Valeri explains how to build a complex oil painting by beginning with a basic drawing. Full Article

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Painting Still Lifes | Lea Colie Wight Profile

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Stillness and Light Lea Colie Wight conveys a contemplative mood with a palette whose blues and turquoises evoke her home by the sea. By Rosemary Barrett Seidner With a color sensibility that warms the traditionally cool colors that constitute her … Full Article

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Painting Still Lifes | Jim Phalen Profile

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Painting Still Lifes | Nature Morte Jim Phalen plays with the nature of contradictions in still lifes that arrest and sometimes confound the viewer’s gaze.   By Deborah Secor I paint glacially slow paintings, almost exclusively from life. The challenge … Full Article

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Collect, Cut, Assemble | Artwork of Carol Staub

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In the October 2011 edition of Acrylic Artist, Carol Staub explains the process she uses to create collages. View additional examples of Staub’s work in this online gallery. Full Article

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For the Love of Paper | Artwork of Billy Renkl

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In the October 2011 edition of Acrylic Artist, Maureen Bloomfield profiles collage artist Billy Renkl. View some additional collages by the artist. Full Article

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Character Building | Artwork of Alastair Adams

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Interpreting what you see and communicating it to your audience through a portrait require social empathy and life experience. So says British artist Alastair Adams, internationally recognized for his dynamic and compelling commissioned portraits. Full Article

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