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Reshaping Brushes
Q: How I can reshape bristles that have been altered due to poor storage?
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Cheap Joe's Classroom: Stretching Watercolor Paper
This video demonstrates how to stretch watercolor paper.
Cheap Joe's Lesson 16: Stretching Watercolor Paper
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Sarah Siltala: Capturing Utter Stillness
This New Mexico artist slowly builds up transparent glazes of oil colors to create still lifes and landscapes with luminous, vibrant, and subtle textures.
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A Bold Approach
When Chris Krupinski made the transition from oil to watercolor painting, she refused to sacrifice her love of detail and bold, rich color.
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Looking at Watercolors: “St. George's Harbor” by Ogden Pleissner
James Toogood comments on Ogden Pleissner’s watercolor painting St. George's Harbor.
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Striving for Atmosphere & Detail in Landscapes
Californian Dennis Doheny creates stunning oil landscapes by emphasizing atmospheric conditions, dramatizing the pattern of light and shadow, and “playing” with color as he sharpens detail.
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Drawing Critique: “Listening”
Sometimes, in order to capture the emotion or mood of a subject, one must sacrifice anatomical detail.
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Judith Carducci's Workshop: The Benefits of Drawing and Working From Life
During a recent plein air workshop in Southern France, Judith Carducci helped students who worked with pen-and-ink, pastel, watercolor, and oil colors. The unifying themes of the 10-day class were that drawing is a foundation of all media and working from life would benefit every participant.
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Tony Curanaj's Workshop: Knowledge and Structure Allow Freer Painting
This New York City artist has found that the more he understands the science of the elements in his still life scene, and the more carefully he executes his drawing and underpainting, the freer he can interpret the subject matter in the final stages to achieve a subtle, effective oil painting.
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The 2009 American Artist Cover Competition!
Take advantage of the opportunity to have your artwork reproduced on the cover of American Artist or Watercolor magazine in 2009 and included on our website, www.myAmericanArtist.com.
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