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

Denise Ramsay

New + Notable

Noble Beauty Out-of-Doors • A large-format watercolor by WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS shows off the artist’s particular gifts for managing color.

The Palette Knife and Watercolor: a Winning Combination • The palette knife may seem an unlikely watercolor tool, but it can create some powerful effects—if you know the right way to use it.

It’s All in the Wrist

What part of the creative process is the most fun?

Good Things Come in Threes • Build color confidence with a limited palette of primary colors.

The Power of Primaries • Let me take you step by step through the process of creating a painting with only the three primary colors.

COLOR Confidence • WE ASKED FOUR TOP WATERCOLOR ARTISTS —JEAN HAINES, ZL FENG, MARK MEHAFFEY AND DONNA ZAGOTTA—TO SHARE THE DISCOVERIES THEY’VE MADE ON THE ROAD TO COLOR CONFIDENCE.

TO CHOOSE COLOR, JUST BREAK IT DOWN

MEET THE ARTISTS

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS • For Alex Hillkurtz, life in Paris opened the door to the joys of watercolor, on-site sketching and a growing creative community.

BUILDING CHARACTER

WORKSHOP PERKS

Meet the Artist

Of Mindfulness and Reality • Painstakingly paring down compositions to essentials with dramatic light and meticulously controlled shadow color, STEPHAN HOFFPAUIR creates paintings that elevate our awareness of the world around us.

HOFFPAUIR ON SHADOWS

Artist’s Toolkit • SURFACE: Arches 140-lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper

Meet the Artist

A Point of Departure • AMY PARK’S WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS TRANSFORM ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS INTO SOMETHING SUBTLE, ABSTRACT AND UNDEFINABLE, NOT UNLIKE THE SHIFTING MEDIUM SHE MASTERS.

FOUNDATIONAL INSPIRATION

A WIDE RANGE OF REFERENCE

Meet the Artist

Traveling Light, Sketching Bright • FOR JUNKO ONO ROTHWELL, FIELD SKETCHING IS NOT ONLY A WAY TO EXPERIENCE AND RECORD WHAT INSPIRES HER, BUT ALSO A METHOD FOR CREATING LASTING SENSORY MEMORIES.

Meet the Artist

Grappling With Greens • When it comes to painting interesting greens, the secret is to mix it up.

MIXED GREENS

Everyday Subjects