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

Fiddling and overworking can kill a promising watercolor.

Portrait Society of America Inaugural Convention Report.

Try combining oil pastels with gouache washes.

Janet Cook-Rutnik, Ruth H. Sawatzk, Ann Zielinski

John Lovett delves into color theory and demonstrates how to properly mix pigments

Why choose a single medium when you can use many at the same time?

Neutral colors are essential in painting, but some neutrals can drain the energy right out of your work.

Michele Poirier Mozzone's series of underwater figures melds two styles through sunlight rays and water distortion

How contemporary painter Robert Ryan uses precise modeling to emphasize the mood of his deceptively simple compositions.

Vadim Dolgov shows how to use light and colour when creating still life compositions.

A look at several new software programs that make running your art business even easier

Alex Kelly interprets the visual relationships between subjects in his artwork, using it as a springboard for creative expression

Featuring the pictorial thoughts and images of a Master Artist.

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