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.

Editor’s Note

Watercolor artist

Kelly Clause

New + Notable

Largest Collection of Whistler’s Watercolors on View • Whistler in Watercolor Freer Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C. Through October 6

Edward Hopper, En Plein Air • D. & R.G. Locomotive, painted during a trip to Santa Fe, is a testament to the artist’s formidable watercolor skills.

Dropping In • Experiment with this unexpected art tool to create impressionistic painting effects.

demo Dropper Painting

Try this at home • CREATE A PAINTING USING A DROPPER.

LOST & FOUND AT SEA • THE PAINTINGS OF ARTIST DAVID TAYLOR CAPTURE THE BEAUTIFUL LIGHT AND ATMOSPHERE HE ENCOUNTERS IN COASTAL AND HARBOR SCENES AROUND THE WORLD.

Toolkit

THE COLOR ROUGH

WEATHER EFFECTS

Meet the Artist

A Moment in Time • FAIR-WEATHER CHASER JAMES BARTHOLOMEW DEFTLY COMBINES WATERCOLOR AND PASTEL TO CONVEY STRONG LIGHT, COLOR AND ENERGY IN HIS PAINTINGS.

Tools of the Trade

Meet the Artist

SPARKED by a MOOD • DUSAN DJUKARIC CAPTURES THE CONTEMPLATIVE, STILL MOMENTS OF LIFE INSIDE BIG CITY HUSTLE AND BUSTLE.

Meet the Artist

Rain in the City • Color mixing is key in Djukaric’s step-by-step demonstration on how to paint a rainy cityscape with bright reflections and the perfect amount of detail.

Palette

NEAR and FAR • ANGUS McEWAN, WHO BELIEVES A PAINTING SHOULD WORK BOTH FROM A DISTANCE AND UP CLOSE, SKILLFULLY USES COMPOSITION AND TEXTURE TO DRAW IN VIEWERS.

Creating Texture

Painting the Blues

Meet the Artist

Ready to Work(shop) • ONCE YOU’VE MASTERED THE BASIC SKILLS, IS THERE STILL VALUE IN TAKING A PAINTING WORKSHOP? WHEN YOU DISCOVER A TEACHER WHOSE WORK RESONATES WITH YOUR OWN, THE ANSWER IS A RESOUNDING YES. FRENCH ARTIST ANNE-LAURE JACQUART HAS LONG FELT A SPECIAL KINSHIP WITH THE WORK OF URUGUAYAN ARTIST ALVARO CASTAGNET, SO TAKING A WORKSHOP WITH HIM WAS A MUST-DO.

Designed to Make a Splash • GET AN EARLY LOOK AT SOME OF THE UNIQUE WATERCOLOR COMPOSITIONS FROM THE ARTISTS IN SPLASH 20.

Burning Question • What’s a secret you’ve learned that has made painting water easier?

The Look of Water • Follow these tips and tricks to paint bodies of water that reveal their true nature.

About Reference Photos

Executing Effects • Consider the following brushstrokes or techniques to create various water effects.

Blue and Beyond • Tropical skies, white sand and clear water combine to create a stunning turquoise water illusion.

Toolkit

A Great Vintage