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Abstract Painting | Melanie Daniel’s Creative Process
Ruth K. Meyer describes the similarities between Wassily Kandinsky’s and Melanie Daniel’s intuitive process, as exemplified in Daniel’s ‘Antlers In Berry Season’ (oil, 35×43).
Posted in Animals, Art Critiques & Studies, Articles, Medium, Oil, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
Tagged Abstract, Oil
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Top 10 Paintings from The Artist’s Magazine’s 2011 Over 60 Art Competition
Ranging in age from 61 to 83 the winners of our Over 60 Art Competition share their works. Read their stories in the March 2011 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.
Posted in Acrylic, Animals, Articles, Artist Interviews & Profiles, Colored Pencil, Drawing, Landscapes, Medium, Mixed Media Medium, Oil, Other Medium, Other Subject, Pastel, Portrait / Figure, Still Life, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor
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Steve Morvell | Wildlife Conservation-Inspired Pastel Art
Committed to conservation efforts, Australian artist Steve Morvell (featured in the February 2012 Pastel Journal) paints wildlife in sensitive pastels that inspire ecological protection—and preservation. View a gallery of his conservation-inspired pastels.
Posted in Animals, Articles, Featured Artist Galleries, Medium, Pastel, Subject, The Pastel Journal
Tagged Animals, Pastel
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Pat Gilmore | Artist of the Month
Posted in Acrylic, Animals, Articles, Artist Interviews & Profiles, Inspiration and Creativity, Medium, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
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Flowers in Watercolor and Colored Pencil | A Step-by-Step
Playing with the picture plane, Karen Anne Klein composes imaginative arrangements of the natural world’s precise patterns and dynamic abundance in watercolor and colored pencil. Her work is featured in The Artist’s Magazine. Here, she provides a step-by-step demonstration of Black Tulip and Peony.
Posted in Animals, Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Colored Pencil, Flowers, Medium, Mixed Media Medium, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor
Tagged Flowers, Mixed Media
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Scratchboard and Watercolor Illustration Demo by Beth Krommes
With scratchboard and watercolor, Beth Krommes creates award-winning illustrations that evoke vintage wood carvings. The following is a free excerpt from the article “Scratching the Surface” by Louise B. Hafesh in the November 2011 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.
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Animal/Wildlife Winners from the 28th Annual Art Competition
Congratulations to the 30 winners of our annual art competition! Here (and in our December 2011 issue) we celebrate the winners from the Animal/Wildlife category.
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Tagged Animals, Other Medium
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Five Tips for Value Sketches
Posted in Abstract, Animals, Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Composition, Drawing, Landscapes, Medium, Mixed Media Subject, Other Medium, Other Subject, Portrait / Figure, Still Life, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
Tagged Drawing, Other Subject
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How to Sell Your Artwork | Alternative Venues
Art Meets E-Commerce by Karen Leland The Internet’s Etsy, RedBubble and Imagekind provide artists with alternative venues for marketing and selling their work. While the marketing mix for artists looking to sell their work continues to include traditional venues such …
Posted in Abstract, Acrylic, Animals, Articles, Business of Art, Colored Pencil, Drawing, Flowers, Medium, Mixed Media Medium, Mixed Media Subject, Oil, Other Medium, Other Subject, Pastel, Portrait / Figure, Still Life, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor
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How to Photograph a Painting, Step by Step
Professional art photographers Ric Deliantoni and Al Parrish shoot paintings, craft and woodworking projects for F+W Media’s book lines and magazines. Here they guide you on how to photograph your own painting, step by step. Take Your Best Shot By …
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