How do you justify so much preparatory work?

2 days ago | Gurney Journey

These charcoal-on-vellum line drawings are half the size of the final painting of Waterfall City. This is the step where I figure out perspective, placement, and storytelling...
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Watercolor Still Life Paintings from the Kitchen

3 days ago | Belinda del Pesco

This is a post from Belinda Del Pesco's Art Blog Belinda Del Pesco . How Unremarkable White Tiles in a Kitchen Spawned a Watercolor Painting Series A couple of decades ago, I...
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Painting with Two Colors

4 days ago | Gurney Journey

Here's a great exercise to try: paint a snow scene with just ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, plus white gouache. Art teachers of the past have recommended this method for...
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Utah Sk

4 days ago | Kathryn Townsend

"Utah Sketch 2", 5 x 8 In, Oil, 2020 View purchase information here. Please contact me if you have questions.
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My setup for plein air painting with gouache

5 days ago | Lena Rivo

The world we live in is amazingly beautiful. The colors and tones observed in nature cannot be captured by any digital device, so if you really want to see an ultimate beauty...
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New Pandemic Painting in the Works

6 days ago | Jeanne Williamson

Since the pandemic started 44 weeks ago, and my husband and I have been working at home, and we've had fun making the bed each morning and playing with the placement of the...
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Planning Waterfall City, Part 1

6 days ago | Gurney Journey

The original painting for Waterfall City went through a lot of planning stages. I started with a lot of thumbnail sketches, trying to lasso my hazy mental image without looking...
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We are Sailing 1 & 2

7 days ago | Wet paintings

"I am sailing, We are sailing... oil on canvas - !8 x 24 cm painted on location - Sat 01 Jan 2021 €235 ... From the darkness, to the light." "I am sailing, We are sailing...
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Reduction prints continue

7 days ago | Brushstrokes

Below are some photos of the process for a new 7 color reduction linocut print. The photos aren't that great but detail some of the process. I hand printed this one instead of...
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"Relic" plein air painting by Robin Weiss

8 days ago | In Plein Air

"Relic" 9x12 oil, plein air painting $600 Just before the pandemic struck us in 2020, an old artist friend, Juan Rodriquez , stopped by the studio for a little plein air...
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Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Contemporary Impressionistic Floral Landscape Palette Knife Original Oil...

Sun Block11x14 oil on canvas This painting is based on one I created on location in Fredericksburg. I wanted to push it in a different direction. Using the palette knife I... Read more ...

Mixed Media Free Standing Sculpture, Abstract Art “Mother Earth“ by Santa Fe...

Side A Side B These sculptures are three dimensional paintings that are free standing and have multiple images depending on the viewing angle. This round piece is a new... Read more ...

Original Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media, Alcohol Ink Painting "THE WORK...

Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media, Alcohol Ink 5"x7"x2" Alcohol ink on Glossy Paper, Adhered to Canvas Read more ...

Grand Mesa, Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Painting,Colorado...

Surviving the harshest conditions on the Grand Mesa in Western Colorado, these ancient survivors have seen many seasons together. The serenity of this magnificent meadow is... Read more ...

Achter De Westhoeve. Doetinchem, The Netherlands

Behind "De Westhoeve". Achter De Westhoeve. Doetinchem, The Netherlands. Oil on panel. 24 x 40 cm. Read more ...

"Falling Water" by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley

ToP Tip: 3 Water Pot Tips

We don't give much thought to the humble water pot. Whether it's an old jam jar, a spare mug or a Citadel plastic water pot they're all essential to our hobby. In today's post... Read more ...