Author Archives: Sarah A. Strickley

Mira White: Mixed Media Pastel Gallery

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Sarah A. Strickley

With her expressive mixed-media pastel paintings, Mira White rewrites the rules, layer by luminous layer.
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Creativity Workshop: Inspiration At Your Feet Responses

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Sarah A. Strickley

Find out who took top billing in Watercolor Artist’s latest Creativity Workshop challenge, "Inspiration At Your Feet." Full Article

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Creativity Workshop: Dynamic Design Responses

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Sarah A. Strickley

See the results of our April "Creativity Workshop" challenge and meet our talented winner.
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Claude Texier Pastel Gallery

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Sarah A. Strickley

Enjoy a special gallery of Claude Texier’s subtle and moody pastel paintings.
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Welcome to the Creativity Workshop

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Sarah A. Strickley
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Watercolor Artist invites readers to challenge themselves to paint in a new and creative way with our Creativity Workshop prompts. Enter your work to win the prize!
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Susan Abbott: Anatomy of a Painting

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Sarah A. Strickley

Susan Abbott takes readers behind the scenes of Elegy, a large-scale watercolor painting inspired by the events of 9/11.
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Susan Abbott Painting Journals

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Sarah A. Strickley

Susan Abbott doesn’t go anywhere without a sketchbook. Take a sneak peek at some of the landscapes inspired by this intrepid artist’s journals.
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Creativity Workshop: Beyond the Ordinary Responses

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Sarah A. Strickley

See how Watercolor Artist readers responeded to watercolorist Nicholas Simmons’ challenge to use Photoshop in the composition process.
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Lynn Goldstein Pastel Landscape Gallery

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Sarah A. Strickley

Enjoy a selection of pastel landscapes from artist Lynn Goldstein, who appears in the August 2009 issue of The Pastel Journal.
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Daniel E. Greene Bonus Gallery

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Sarah A. Strickley

Enjoy a small gallery of paintings by the master pastelist, Daniel E. Greene.
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