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Author Archives: Sarah A. Strickley, Features Editor
Creativity Workshop: Word Perfect Responses
Creativity Workshop: Paint With Abandon

Try new acrylic painting techniques for layering and glazing that can transform your experience of value and color in just a few simple steps.
Posted in Acrylic Painting Techniques & Art, Art Articles: Education & Topics, Art Mediums & Drawing, Creative Art Ideas Inspiration Tips & More, Get Watercolor Artist: The Ultimate Resource for Watercolor Painting, Landscape Painting: Techniques & Tutorials, Top Art Techniques & Tips, Watercolor Art: How to Techniques Painting & Landscapes Tagged Acrylic Painting Techniques & Art, Creative Art Ideas Inspiration Tips & More Comments Off
Journeys to Abstraction in Watercolor

For more than 40 years, Sue St. John has been engaged on an artistic journey: she began by painting the rural landscapes of her hometown in oil, but has gradually moved toward abstraction in watercolor, finding the challenge of this …
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Pastel Video Workshop: Behind the Scenes with Stephanie Birdsall
Explore the American Landscape in Watercolor with Our New Issue!

American landscape painters have long focused on a luminosity that intimates the spirit of this ever-evolving land. In the August 2012 issue of Watercolor Artist, four watercolorists assert the viability and vitality of this rich tradition. Travel from sea to …
Posted in Watercolor Artist Blog Tagged Landscape Painting: Techniques & Tutorials, Watercolor Art: How to Techniques Painting & Landscapes Comments Off
Plein Air Watercolor Landscapes by Stewart White

Drawing on a background in architectural illustration, watercolor landscape artist Stewart White imbues his compositions with a strong sense of structure and balance. “I understand some laws of perspective, the nature of light and shadow, and have some knowledge of construction,” …
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Creativity Workshop: Gesso You Know Responses

Want to know who painted his or her way to our latest artful prize? Meet the winner! In the April issue of Watercolor Artist, Myrna Wacknov challenged readers to rescue their failed watercolor paintings by applying gesso to the surface. …
Posted in Art Articles: Education & Topics, Art Mediums & Drawing, Get Watercolor Artist: The Ultimate Resource for Watercolor Painting, Other Art Mediums Including Gouache Tempera Digital & Collage, Portrait & Figurative Art: How to Draw or Paint People & Figures, Subject, Top Art Techniques & Tips, Watercolor Art: How to Techniques Painting & Landscapes Tagged Creative Art Ideas Inspiration Tips & More, Watercolor Art: How to Techniques Painting & Landscapes Comments Off
Creativity Workshop: Word Perfect

The subtle addition of cursive script to the smooth wash of the sky in May Poppies (watercolor on paper, 9×9) by Judy Morris adds a unique field of texture to the composition and heightens the sense of place. It’s no …
Posted in Art Mediums & Drawing, Creative Art Ideas Inspiration Tips & More, Get Watercolor Artist: The Ultimate Resource for Watercolor Painting, Landscape Painting: Techniques & Tutorials, Learn Seascape Art: How to Paint the Ocean Waves & Boats, Subject, Top Art Techniques & Tips, Watercolor Art: How to Techniques Painting & Landscapes Tagged Creative Art Ideas Inspiration Tips & More, Watercolor Art: How to Techniques Painting & Landscapes Comments Off
Learn to Capture the Beauty and Radiance of Watercolor
Watercolor Demo Overload

If you love step-by-step demos, you’re going to fall head over heels for the June issue of Watercolor Artist. Known for her bold brushstrokes and drippy washes, Fealing Lin will demonstrate her open and direct process for painting a portrait; …
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