The vast array of materials and tools available to artists can make it
difficult to determine which is best for rendering a certain subject.
Even a traditional oil painter has a wealth of options and can choose
from alkyds, water-soluble oils, and traditional oils. Each has its own
benefits, which we outline here.
Think carefully about the quality of the background in a still life painting.
Seventeen regional and national fine artists have spent the past year painting in vineyards in
the Sierra Foothills and in the Lodi-Woodbridge region of California, creating work in pastel, oil, acrylic, and photography for this exhibition.
Forum Gallery, in New York City, presents this exhibition of recent paintings and drawings of Robert Bauer’s closest relations and companions.
Remember to thoughtfully design your composition.
Heralded as a rebel of the Romantic movement, Gustave Courbet is today considered one of the first to propel Realism into the modern world.
View an online exclusive gallery of more work by Courbet.
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Urban landscape painter Scott Prior proves that a contemporary, “punk-rock” alternative to classical California subject matter can still produce moving and thought-provoking imagery.
View an online exclusive gallery of more landscapes by Prior.
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Six top artists combined observation, investigation, and invention to respond to the encompassing reality of the landscape. They will be exhibiting their sketches and studio paintings together for the first time this summer.
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Enter American Artist's Self-Portrait Competition, and win valuable prizes!
Extended entry deadline: May 19, 2008
If you are chosen, your artwork will also be reproduced in the print edition of American Artist, on the magazine’s website, and in one of the magazine’s e-newsletters.
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Watercolor Highlights - Spring 2008
