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Perspective Brushwork and First Light in St. Mark's Square, Venice

Saturation Changes in Shadows and Evening Sentinels.

Simulation of Detail and Pianello Spring

Exaggerating Color Spots & Moran Point

Point, Line & Mass and Night Vendor

Mass Gesture & Caochangdi at Night

Model the Form with Color & Knysna Lagoon

Thin Darks and Thick Lights & Just Grandma and Me

Limited Value Studies & Yellow Fields

Mixing Vivid Colors Using Bases & Garrapata Surf

Angular Transfer & Via Garibaldi, Venice

Triangulation & Bird of Paradise

Cool Light Warm Shadows, Warm Light Cool Shadows & Telluride Bakery

Light and Shade & Still Life with Roses

Space Division & Hunan Sunset

Visual Poetry & Music & Kazakh Shepherd

Mass Notan & Moody Evening, Garrapata, Big Sur

Color Spots & The New Mengu Village

Tertiary Color Harmonies & Esedra Giulio, Borghese Gardens, Rome

Squaring Off Forms & Shanghai at Night

Varying Levels of Focus and Detail & Italy, Pianello

Suggestion & China, Xinjiang Yili

Avoid Over Blending & Shoton Festival in Tibet

Golden Section & Let Me See

Dominant Values & Zoucheng Girl

How to Observe Clouds & Shall We Go Inside?

A personal account of the 2022 The Art of the Portrait conference

In Derek McGowan's third article, he examines the virtues of individualistic problem-solving within a process of artistic self-analysis

Scumbling or Glazing? Sara Jane Doberstein combines, and even switches, these two techniques to accentuate the texture she's wanting to capture

The symbolic interplay of light and shadow on architecture.

Harley Brown’s fascinating things no one else will tell you

By limiting the 'clutter', Miranda Woollett can focus on the big questions she is trying to resolve

Develop a career path and boost your cash flow with these handy tips

Insights on how to exhibit and market your artwork successfully

There comes a time when every artist could easily decide to "settle" for what they do now.

Some ploys used by artists are strictly legit, while other practices need to be stamped out. Which ones are which?

The subconscious motivation that can reveal itself in paint

The importance of building your online presence

Scottsdale Artists’ School instructor and artist Johanne Mangi paints a wealth of subjects but has a particular passion for canines

An oil painting demonstration

An expert offers plenty of clues on curing paintings that are poorly planned, lacking in tonal contrast with no light in them.

Like a good storyteller this artist clears away the clutter of detail while up the best parts of the story.

Jeff Yeomans tells why he spends most of his time concentrating on everything but the focal point.

You must allow both sides of your brain to operate when you are creating works of art.

Years of experience as an illustrator taught this artist how to get in and get the work done, even when his creative energy is lacking.

A paradigm shift in the way you think about watercolor.