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.

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Watercolor Artist

Women Impressionists and the Land

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The Art of the Wave • Winslow Homer paired masterful composition with extraordinary watercolor technique to bring nature to life.

What question do you get asked most often about your art by the public?

Aged to Perfection • Discover how crackle paste brings dimension, drama and a touch of delightful unpredictability to watercolor.

Monuments & Flatlands • WHETHER PAINTING A LANDSCAPE WITH NOT MUCH IN IT OR ONE WITH ALMOST TOO MUCH, AMID EL HADDAD FINDS INSPIRATION IN THE SPACE BETWEEN OBSERVATION AND IMAGINATION.

The Poetry of Painting • AS A FORMER CURATOR AT A MAJOR ART MUSEUM, TIMOTHY J. STANDRING TAKES INSPIRATION FROM THE GREAT TAPESTRY OF ART HISTORY AND BRINGS THAT NOURISHMENT TO HIS OWN ENDEAVORS TO PAINT THE LANDSCAPE WITH A POETIC SENSIBILITY.

PAINTING WITH COURAGE & CONFIDENCE • STEVE PUTTRICH COMBINES DISCIPLINE AND HEART WHEN CREATING HIS DEEPLY MEANINGFUL WORKS.

Where Stories Take Shape • WHETHER DEPICTING A WEATHERED FACE, A WINDSWEPT MOUNTAIN OR ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE, DONG GAO APPROACHES EVERY PAINTING AS A REFLECTION OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

Sparkle, Glow & SHINE • LISA POPE PAINTS NOSTALGIC STILL LIFE SUBJECTS IMBUED WITH A SENSE OF LIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY.

Stepping Into the Light • EMILY SARGENT'S REDISCOVERED WATERCOLORS ARE FINDING FRESH APPRECIATION, THANKS TO A RECENT EXHIBITION BRINGING THE GIFTED ARTIST OUT OF THE SHADOW OF HER FAMOUS BROTHER.

Where Dark Meets Light • The Japanese principle of notan strips composition down to its essential interplay of light and dark, revealing the powerful design that can make or break a work of art.

The Art of Conversation • Employ this simple idea to turn your artist talk into a thoughtful discussion.

Into the Mystic • Returning to a familiar seaside village every year is a dependable creative lift for artist Todd Anderson.