Top Art Blogs

Stay-up-to-date with the latest news & trends in your favorite medium with our series of art blogs. Covering pastel with “Pastel Pointers from Richard McKinley”, the Watercolor Artist blog, acrylic & art news and more from The Artist’s Magazine blog. Each top art blog shares tips & features fellow artists who dive deeper into process and inspiration, sharing their top art tips and tricks with you.

Can You Feel the Breeze? Lifelike Landscape Paintings

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Perhaps these scenes are fictional, but they’re very real to me, and I think that’s the reason so many of us are attracted to landscape art. It helps us remember places we’ve been, and allows us to fantasize about the places we’d like to go. Read more… Full Article

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Pastel Pointers with Richard McKinley | IAPS 2013 | A Pastel Family Reunion

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The tenth biennial International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) convention was held recently in Albuquerque, N.M. More than 600 artists who work in pastel converged at the Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town for what has come to be referred to as a “Pastel Family Reunion.” Full Article

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Accidents Happen… | Pastel Artist Peter Thomas

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I thrive on positive, unexpected surprises, and so when browsing the newest issue of Pastel Journal, I was delighted to read about Peter Thomas, an English watercolorist who discovered pastels in an unanticipated way. Read on in this excerpt by Niall O’Neill to learn about this fabulous discovery. Full Article

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International Association of Pastel Societies 2013 | A Photo Gallery

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For pastel artists, the biennial convention of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), which met last week for their 10th gathering, is pretty much heaven on earth. Check out our photo gallery highlighting a few of the many inspiring moments … Full Article

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Watercolor Artist August 2013 Issue: A Must-Have Art Resource for Watercolor Techniques

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Take a sneak peek of the Watercolor Artist August 2013 issue in this video preview! With this must-have art resource you’ll learn Gary Greene’s watercolor techniques for water-soluble colored pencils, fall in love with Andy Wood’s watercolor landscapes, create watercolor texture with Deena S. Ball and get watercolor painting ideas from modern masters. Full Article

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This Choice Is Up To You | Creative Art Inspiration

It’s not uncommon for passionate people of any field to battle the question: “should I quit my day job for my art?” I’m one of the lucky few who has managed to find a career that allows me to be … Full Article

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Painting Sites | Revisiting Old Friends

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Painting at the same landscape site again and again allows a pastel landscape painter to add more depth of purpose to his or her work. Full Article

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The Sum of All Parts | Inspired by Elizabeth Tolley

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Behind the scenes: While we work separately, in our own cubicles and offices, our end results come together to manifest, essentially, really awesome things that help others. Here at Artists Network, art magazines, books, and DVDs are what we have to show for at the end of the day; all created from individual talents. Full Article

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Pastel Pick of the Week | PSA Exhibition Deadline Approaches

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How would you like one of your paintings to hang in a pastel exhibition in New York City—in a space that’s just 2.5 miles from the Museum of Modern Art and 3.4 miles away from The Metropolitan Museum of Art? If your answer is a resounding YES, then now is the time to ready your entry for the The Pastel Society of America’s “Enduring Brilliance: The 41st Annual Open Juried Exhibition—Pastels Only.” The exhibition will take place from September 3 through 28 in the Grand Gallery of The National Arts Club in the historic Gramercy Park area of Manhattan. Full Article

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Watercolor plus Architecture equals WOW

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Watercolor artist Amy Park shares how she uses a reference photo to paint a building in the city. Plus, a free video preview of Soon Y. Warren’s newest DVD! Full Article

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