“My true passion is free-flowing, bold watercolor. I use large round brushes and a lot of paint and water. I welcome watercolor to be what it is – to run, to mix, to bloom, to drip, to splash – to play like a happy child! My current work revolves around the exploration of an alternative […]
Mixed Media Collage Tutorial Step by Step
About Judy I’m a Mixed Media Artist. I have several roles that I play such as, mom, daughter, wife, sister and friend. To make my life more interesting, I am an executive assistant working. full-time in “Corporate America”. This certainly challenges me to juggle and struggle with my personal, business and art life. My art […]
Mixed Media Art Demonstration using Pan Pastels and Ranger’s Distress Ink
About Katherine My name is Katherine Herriman and I grew up in a small fishing town in Victoria, Australia (down the bottom), called Lakes Entrance. After finishing school, I moved to Melbourne to study psychology and social work. I chose to work with asylum seekers and refugee youth, helping them settle into their life in […]
Step by Step Mixed Media Painting Tutorial
About Lynnette Lynnette Shelley is a Pennsylvania artist specializing in contemporary mixed media paintings and illustrations. Having a great love of animals, fairytales, and world mythology, Lynnette fuses these influences into her strikingly unique artworks. Her paintings strike a primal chord in many viewers, with almost Jungian associations to the colors and shapes. Her animal […]
Pencil Portrait Tutorial by George Max
About the Artist George Max is a Geologist, Fine Artist and Professional Translator from central Guatemala in Middle America. He was born in 1968 in a small town called of Cobán, 200 km north of Guatemala City. He traveled to the USA (Colorado State) in 1989 to study English under a one year scholarship program. […]
How to Paint an Apple with Watercolor
Below is a beautiful free step by strep lesson on how to paint an apple with watercolor provided by artist John Fisher (see bio below). I hope you find this tutorial helpful and it inspires you to create something today! Enjoy fellow artist! How to Paint Apples with Watercolor I’m trying something new. I’ll post […]
Basic Shapes: It’s all about DESIGN…
About Richard Kaer I have always been an artist. I have always taken great joy in drawing and this led me to get a degree in art. I graduated with my Bachelor’s in Illustration from Southern Utah University in 2001. After graduating I took a bit of a detour from art and became a teacher, […]
How to Paint a Sunset in Oils Step by Step
Below is a wonderful step by step lesson on how to paint a sunset in oils by artist Gina De Gorna (see bio and website link below). Enjoy and happy painting fellow artist! How to Paint a Sunset with Oil Paint How do I do it and how long does it take? How to Paint […]
How to Paint a Tree with Watercolour
About Christine Kane Christine Kane is a pastel and watercolor artist who is inspired by the Midwest landscape and it’s seasons. To find new ideas for her paintings, she hikes in the forest preserves during all seasons. Christine began drawing at an early age. She focused her education on art and has a degree in […]
Perspective Drawing Tutorial for Artists – Part 1
About Julie Duell Julie Duell (nee Henderson) is a 6th generation Australian going back to the First Fleet of English convicts to arrive in Sydney cove in 1788. She also has a drop of American Shoshone Indian heritage for good measure! Julie was born in Sydney in 1941 and continued to reside in Sydney environs […]