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Try free-flowing monoprints as jumping off points for landscape paintings.

If you can master atmosphere and mood you will be able to turn ordinary paintings into art.

John Lovett shows the merits of stretching the limits of a subject into a whole series of paintings

How a chance encounter in a New York restaurant resulted in a portrait commission.

From turquoise to green to brilliant blue, Dolores Saul demonstrates how to accurately paint the color and movement of the ocean

This artist aims for transparency in every layer of her work by integrating the effect of light moving across subjects into the design stage of a painting.

Christine Egnoski continues her dialogue with members of the Portrait Society faculty prior to this year's May conference in Washington DC.

Colored pencil ideas.

Inspired by the beauty of nature, Jean Haines’ watercolors bloom with spontaneity

Using her own set of rules and knowledge of paints, Kathleen Giles combines techniques to create dramatic and realistic watercolors

Read how any successful artwork should have equal portions of three ingredients.

Revisting the foundation of good art.

Colley Whisson found a trail of inspiration on his visit to USA

Unity through colour continuity.

How I mastered painting the greens of England.

Life's little ironies are the stuff art is made of.

Transport yourself to a tropical paradise of lush and vibrant watercolors

The 7 secrets that demand the would-be dog painter's close attention.

This master artist explains how drawing can heighten the emotional spirit of paintings

Christine Egnoski speak with featured artist Patricia Watwood

It is the responsibility of all serious painters to find their own visual language.

In the Taoist tradition the way to perfect happiness begins when one empties one's mind of prior notions.

Sensitive layers of color, light-filled atmosphere and vibrating strokes.

Arizona sculptor John Coleman make s a bold statement as a painter with his new collection of Native American Paintings

Using a "drawing by subtraction" technique, Tracy Frein creates black-and-white portraits wrought with emotion

David Sandell's meticulous portraits are researched and have unique narratives

Experiencing the city

Whitney C. Brook discovered that you cannot force the making of 'style'

Diane Van Noord creates her landscape paintings using palette knives and limited colors

Focusing on structure and composition, Björn Wirtz creates paintings with a strong sense of visual flow

Young artist Brittany Weistling uses her keen drawing and observation skills to paint from the heart.

Aparajita Sen's latest series of painting was inspired by climate change

The goal for Dmitry Oivadis is to make his viewers to feel the same as he feels and to bring them to a beautiful place that would otherwise go unseen

Colorado painter Jay Moore uses the beauty of nature to explore light, memory and the permanence of paint

How to keep a fresh outlook when painting on the spot by thinking like the masters.

James Gurney shares a basic painting technique that will make your artwork sparkle

Naomi Aho has found a subject that is perfectly executed in her favorite medium.

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

Your artistic travel journal is your "get-out-of-creative-jail free" card

Why limit yourself to painting only realistic works from real subjects?