Growing Your Own Garden

For many artists, growing and tending to their own gardens provides an additional outlet for creative expression.

Working With a Complementary Palette

Working with a complementary palette can lead to harmonious paintings and the creation of clear, vibrant colors.

C.W. Mundy: Painting From Upside-Down Photographs

In the spring 2007 issue of Workshop magazine, we explored how C.W. Mundy teaches his students to paint effective portraits. Here, we look more closely at his innovative technique for painting portraits from upside-down photographs in this step-by-step demonstration of Bourbon Street Chef, New Orleans.

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Trudy Kraft's Watercolors: Art and Nature, Symbol and Pattern

Trudy Kraft expresses her love of art and the natural world in complex, multilayered paintings.

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Elizabeth Daggar's Architectural Paintings: Boldness & Clarity

This Brooklyn-based artist uses a combination of casein and acrylic to create paintings of considerable power.

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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Elizabeth Daggar's "Amsterdam I"

April 2008 American Artist featured artist Elizabeth Daggar explains her casein and acrylic technique in this demonstration of Amsterdam I (2:20).

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Trudy Kraft's Multilayered Watercolors

In the summer 2008 issue of Watercolor, we discussed how Trudy Kraft expressed her love of art and the natural world in complex, multilayered paintings. In this online exclusive gallery, we present more of Kraft's mixed media watercolors.

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Lana Grow's "Coming to the Surface V"

Learn more about watermedia technique from spring 2008 Watercolor featured artist Lana Grow in this demonstration of Coming to the Surface V (2:33).

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Mosaic Art: The Tile Creations of Carl and Sandra Bryant

Artists Carl and Sandra Bryant use tiny pieces of glass to create intricate mosaic works of art.