Artist Name: Christine Kane Location: Chicago, IL USA Title of Artwork: Before Dusk in Deep Snow Dimensions of Artwork :   16  Read More →

Watercolor painting is difficult enough all on its own, but there are some objects that people find particularly difficult to paint.  This post will hope to remedy that by showing you several videos that teach you how to paint believable clouds and skies with watercolors.  I found the videos below while searching this topic on YouTube and believe these to be the very best videos there on this topic  I do  Read More →

Artist: Kevin bentley Location: Nashville. Tenn Title of Artwork: Lena Horne Dimensions of Artwork: 19X26 Medium: Pastels Website: http://www.bentleysportraits.org Describe this Piece: This portrait is painted on velour with soft pastel  Read More →

Today’s question comes from Cindy and she asks: “How do you keep canvas boards from curling up ? I have several that I had in storage & recently took them out & some of them have curled up.” Do you have any information that might help Cindy? Please leave your response in the comment box below.  Thanks!  Read More →

About Julie I am a self taught artist who has been painting and interested in art all my life. My favorite medium is acrylic due to its versatility. One of my favorite things to do is teach painting to other people. I currently teach classes and we couldn’t have more fun if we tried. It’s just so gratifying to see the excitement on student’s faces when …  Read More →

About Terry Terry Honstead is an artist that enjoys using all kinds of media. Her favorite is acrylic collage, but watercolor collage and glass work are a close second! Feel free to check her work at: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/terry-honstead.html or email her at honstead@paulbunyan.net . She doesn’t have a website at this moment, but it is in the works. She lives and works as a full time artist in Bemidji, MN. Acrylic Collage... 

About Miranda My work fits into two very different and unrelated categories: realism and abstract. Each style allows me to challenge different parts of my personality. Drawing realistically indulges the side of me that loves detail and is a perfectionist. It challenges me technically and I am always pushing to create more accurate drawings. The abstract works reflect my interest in colour and form. I am able to work loosely and fluidly, reacting... 

I found a couple of excellent videos today on how to draw realistic hair by artist Darrel Tank. Darrel is an amazing artist and author of the website: http://www.fivepencilmethod.com /.  Darrel has perfected a unique technique for drawing amazingly realistic portraits and I invite you to visit his website above to learn more about him and his portrait drawing techniques. Below are two videos Darrel created that demonstrate his technique on how... 

Just starting out with charcoal drawing? Looking for some good tips to help you get started? The following is a series of videos collected from YouTube that covers some of the basics, techniques and other great tips for beginners interested in getting started in the charcoal drawing medium. Enjoy! Charcoal Drawing Basics : Art Supplies for Charcoal Drawing Charcoal Drawing Basics : Types of Paper for Charcoal Drawing Tips for Drawing with Charcoal... 

Artist: Pete Fairweather Location: South-West Scotland Title of Artwork: Shell Dimensions of Artwork: Approx. 210mm x 145mm Medium: Acrylics Support: Masonite Website: http://peter-fairweather.co.uk Describe this Piece: I made this piece for an exhibition about the Scottish coastline for which I produced several series of paintings. I named the series from which this piece comes “Flotsam & Jetsam” because it focused on found... 

Today’s question comes from Marie and she writes: “I have recently been experimenting with oil pastels and have achieved some good results. Do the pastels ever completely dry and how are they to be displayed? I see there is a fixative for them… must they be shown under glass? I’d like to use them in some of my mixed media paintings and just seal them.” Do you have any information that might help Marie?  Please leave... 

About Ottorino OTTORINO DE LUCCHI, born in Ferrara, works in Folgaria (Trento). In recent years, he has developed a painting technique based on watercolor drybrush which allows to mantain the brightness of the watercolor. To learn more about Ottorino and to see more of his work, please visit his website by following the link below: http://www.ottorinodelucchi.com Watercolor Drybrush Technique by Ottorino de Lucchi Watercolor drybrush is an unconventional... 

About Faith I was born and raised in Wales UK and studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London. I came to Germany to pursue an operatic career as a mezzo soprano and sang over 100 opera roles, including title roles such as Carmen, Joan of Arc and Oktavian in Der Rosenkavalier. Other professional occupations have include voice teacher, chorus director, language teacher and writer. I have been writing stories plays and poetry, making music and... 

Acrylic landscape painting demonstration of a mountain scene on the Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina with artist Roger Bansemer. In this wonderful video, artist Roger Bansemer demonstrates his techniques for painting outdoors, plein air style, using acrylic paint.  Read More →

In this video drawing lesson, artist Merrill Kazanjian demonstrates his technique for making an illustration drawing of an apple.  He uses two different mediums (colored pencil and markers) to create this drawing.  He uses a two step process for this layered drawing and the final result is fantastic.  Very interesting to watch.  Enjoy!  Read More →