Watercolor Artist

Packed with page after gorgeous page of illustrations demonstrating tried-and-true techniques, inspirational ideas and the most up-to-date information about must-have painting tools and materials, watercolorists find everything they need in WATERCOLOR ARTIST to help them create stunning art...from start to finish.

Watercolor Artist US

Editor’s Note

Judy Saltzman

New + Notable

THE MET HAS HIRED A CURATOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN ART

California Watercolor Association 50th Anniversary National Exhibition • Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, Calif. January 11-February 22, 2020

It’s a Sign • Consider these design factors when using signage to tell a story.

The Meaning of Signs

CREATE A WORK THAT EMPHASIZES WORN SIGNAGE.

Paying Tribute to Solitude • HONORÉ DAUMIER traded a sharp pencil and bustling Parisian life for watercolor and the serenity of a garden in the French countryside.

What’s your #1 strategy to avoid overworking a painting?

A Common CONNECTION • IN BILL VRSCAK’S PAINTINGS, THE SIMPLEST STATEMENTS MEAN THE MOST.

Toolkit

5 Things to Leave Behind to Make a Better Painting

Meet the Artist

Backyard BEAUTY • USING VIVID COLORS AND STRIKING CONTRAST, BIVENNE HARVEY STAIGER HARMONIZES SUBJECT AND BACKGROUND TO CREATE SERENE NATURE SCENES.

Meet the Artist

Happy Scamper • Bivenne Harvey Staiger builds the negative spaces for a more cohesive painting.

FORCES of NATURE • A NOT-TO-BE-MISSED SPECIAL COLLECTION OF J.M.W. TURNER’S WORK DOCKS STATESIDE AT CONNECTICUT’S MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM.

A Sense of the Truth • A MODERN-DAY MASTER, DONALD K. LAKE REFLECTS ON HIS WORK AND THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM FIVE DECADES OF PAINTING.

“A great painting opens a window into the space and world within its borders and gives voice to the viewer’s experience to what he or she is seeing,”

UNDERPAINTING METHODS • Lake employed three different underpainting applications for three of the paintings in his “Industry” series: a pure water over the drawn graphite for the underpainting of Backstage; a neutral color “dirty water” wash for Industry: Steel; and a weak-colored wash for the initial design of Industry: Chamber.

Color Considerations

Meet the Artist

Toolkit

SNAPSHOTS IN TIME • TAKEN WITH CARE, PHOTOGRAPHIC REFERENCES CAN TRANSFORM THE MOOD OF A PORTRAIT.

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The Year’s Best Paintings • THESE TOP AWARD-WINNERS FROM A SELECTION OF 2019 NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY DEMONSTRATE THE EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS AT WORK IN THE MEDIUM.

JUROR TIPS

The Illusion of Snow • Warm and cool versions of the primary colors are the key to winter landscapes.

Artist’s Toolkit

Winter Whites • By pushing color and value to its full intensity, Robert E. Buchanan brings a snow-covered landscape to life.

The Yellow Pages