Dec 15

Landscape Compositions





Regardless of the scene, there are few things as frustrating as knowing what you want to paint but not knowing how to portray it. Landscape artist Johannes Vloothuis is passionate about painting landscape scenes in watercolor, pastel acrylic, and oil
Practical Advice for Compositions



Ethereal Landscapes





Shores, Seas and Skies of Anne Packard
Over the course of six decades, contemporary artist Anne Packard has honed her creative voice into an inspired convergence of image and imagination. Her distilled views of Cape Cod capture the essence of shore, sea and sky.
Where Image and Imagination Merge


How to Create a Visual Melody



Painting Landscapes with Buildings
Painting subjects with buildings is one of the most popular themes for artists. Humans readily identify themselves with man-made structures because buildings are part of our environment, like nests are to birds. 
How You Ensure Visual Melody


Dec 08

Watercolor and Colored Pencil














Her goal was to create a study of form, color and composition, using elegant fabric and the graceful line of ribbon using both watercolor and colored pencil.
Combining Watercolor and Colored Pencil


10 Rising Stars













These aren't all watercolors, but there is a wide range of topics, techniques and approaches.
10 Paintings from 10 Rising Stars

Dec 01

Watercolor Portrait Tuteria




This is a very detailed video of the process of producing a lifelike portrait in watercolor. Not photo-realistic but pretty darn good.
Watercolor Portrait


Pigments, Pigments, Pigments

As I watched this video, I vacillated between wanting one of each and running away as fast as possible.
Check it out and you will see exactly what I mean.
Tokyo Art Shop