Jane Mudd on Painting Portraits from Life & from Photos
Learning how to simplify is always the most important and challenging part of starting portraits. That means composing the portrait with general forms instead of particular features.
Karen Romani on Discovering Botanical Art
I was introduced to Watercolor by a wonderful, patient teacher, Marty Spears. She was giving classes in her basement, and I jumped at the chance to experiment with this most amazing medium. I was immediately captivated by the water and pigment running across the paper, not really caring what I was doing, but enjoying every minute.
The Magic of Natural Art
Humans have been crafting art and useful objects from nature for centuries, but in today’s mechanized world we have been losing touch with grown and found things. My artwork has found a contemporary way to tell stories with these materials.
Lisa Ober Shares What it Takes to Be a Successful Artist
Kathy Corey interviews award-winning artist, Lisa Ober about her life as a client-based artist, her interesting career path, and her advice to young artists on what it takes to become a successful artist.
Art on the Square 20th Anniversary: Shawn Cornell Wins Best of Category
Susan Rodgers reports on the 20th anniversary of Belleville, Illinois’ fabulous Art on the Square held on May 14, 15, and 16.
Artist Highlight: Farley Lewis
Being an artist means learning to see the world through eyes of wonder. Like a child, an artist sees with fresh eyes, beholding beauty in the dandelion, enjoying the way the seeds fly away when you blow on that circle-of-seeds-on-a-stem.
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