Colors in the Open Air: Door County Plein Art Festival 2025
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Author: Artists Network
The Best of Acrylic 2025: Discover the Winning Qualities of These Top 3 Paintings!
Announcing the top winners of the AcrylicWorks competition. See this year's best acrylic paintings of the year.
Puzzling Out Portraiture in Pastel
Tired of getting lost in the overwhelming details of portrait painting? Artist Ilene Gienger-Stanfield offers a refreshing solution
Paint Backgrounds With Power and Purpose: 3 Approaches
This guide explores three main types of backgrounds for portraits and figure paintings: solid, representational, and abstract. Learn how to choose the…
Drawing the Figure From Life
Discover how to create powerful drawings from life by focusing on the "why" of a pose and simplifying it to its core.
Opening Tomorrow at the Art Institute of Chicago—Elizabeth Catlett
Bringing together more than 100 works from across Catlett’s awe-inspiring career, this retrospective, opening tomorrow at The Art Institute of Chica…
Mastering Watercolor Paint Properties
Unlock watercolor's secrets by understanding staining and sedimentary paint properties for powerful results.
Master of Watercolor Magic: Joseph Zbukvic
Learn to master the fickle beauty of watercolor with advice from Master of Watercolor Magic: Joseph Zbukvic
On the Shelf: Two Can’t-Miss Books for Artists
These two new releases offer both practical instruction and artistic inspiration—perfect additions to your studio bookshelf.
When Less Says More in Your Art
See how Dawn Emerson draws inspiration from the deceptively simple, yet deeply expressive, paintings of Wolf Kahn.
Botanical Watercolors Gone Wild
By Kristin Hoerth Whether the shapes are small and intricate or larger and simpler, Barbara Kempe’s botanical watercolors often feature lush, den…
Go Large! Creating a Large-scale Pastel Painting
In the late ’70s, I received my first pastel set as a gift from a friend. I was immediately enamored with the spontaneity and vibrancy of the med…
Making Watercolor Magic in the Classroom!
Artists Network hosted the first Artists Classroom “Live” event, July 30 to August 1, in Lancaster, Pa.—and it was two full days of watercolor i…
Massimiliano Iocco: Capturing the Essence of an Urban Landscape
Follow along as he breaks down his plein air painting process for capturing the essence of an urban landscape in watercolor.
