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WetCanvas Members Achieve Recognition for Scratchboard Art

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Congratulations to members of the WetCanvas Scratchboard forum for achieving recognition in the BBC International Wildlife Artist of the Year Competition. Full Article

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Bonus Articles from the June 2012 Issue of The Artist’s Magazine

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Learn how to prepare copper panels for oil painting; view images of dogs portrayed in art; pack the right gear for a plein air adventure; and more, from the June 2012 issue of The Artist’s Magazine. Full Article

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Lance Rudegeair | Artist of the Month

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Lance Rudegeair is our April 2012 Artist of Month. His mixed media painting, Don’t Be a Chicken, was a finalist in the animal/wildlife category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition. “I’m inspired by an appetite for seeing color placed in unusual ways and by creating aesthetic—bringing beauty to the world in the way I see it,” says Rudegeair. “I also find it more valid to use my talents to record the beauty of nature, not necessarily with photographic realism, but by making an aesthetic feeling through the use of paint and other artistic media—making it come alive.” Full Article

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Old World – New World | Wildlife Art Exhibition by Guy Combes and Andrew Denman

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Internationally recognized artists Andrew Denman and Guy Combes announce their first joint exhibition: “Old World-New World.” Full Article

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Top 10 Paintings from The Artist’s Magazine’s 2011 Over 60 Art Competition

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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. Full Article

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Steve Morvell | Wildlife Conservation-Inspired Pastel Art

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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. Full Article

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Tip File: Get a Grip (On Your Brush, That Is)

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The following is a tip that ran in the November 2011 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, in the feature article “Tools That Are Tried-And-True.” Full Article

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Tip File: 10 Ways to Avoid Clichéd Art

Harpy Eagle—Talons (graphite and acrylic, 20x36, 4.75x32.75) by David N. Kitler

Wildlife artist David N. Kitler strives to keep his art fresh by breaking up the standard composition—working with multiple images and views of his subject. Full Article

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Pat Gilmore | Artist of the Month

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This artist shines a new light on scenes that inspire him in nature. Full Article

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What the Jurors Said | Dawn Emerson, Animal/Wildlife

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Dawn Emerson, animal/wildlife juror for The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition, reveals what she looks for in judging works and why the First Place winners earned their praise. Full Article

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