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 Thursday, July 03, 2008
18 Places to Sell Your Art
Posted by jessica
 Looking to break into the professional art arena and make a living making your art? Michael Chesley Johnson explored the many facets of this subject in our June issue. Click here to download the free PDF and have the file right on your desktop. Happy Fourth! From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
7/3/2008 1:08:49 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Wednesday, June 25, 2008
20 Tips for Framing Watercolors
Posted by jessica
 Inside the August issue of the magazine, you’ll find a special report on choosing the right framing materials. Many of you have already asked for more articles like this one, so with that in mind, we’ve added to our website a blast-from-the-past corresponding feature— 20 tips for framing watercolors by Jean Easter, of Easter Conservation Services. Learn how to “let your artistic voice sing” with great tips from a pro by clicking here. From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
6/25/2008 11:21:59 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Tuesday, May 06, 2008
World Wide Watercolor Web
Posted by sarah
The number of instructional watercolor videos on YouTube is not small. Sifting through the pile for little gems has (of late) become a habit of mine. I like finding ordinary artists who are compelled by their simple desire to share what they know with other artists like themselves. If you're a beginner in the medium, looking for answers to basic questions like, "How do I stretch my watercolor paper?" check back in the with blog from time to time. I'll be posting helpful videos posted by artists just like you. This time, check out this watercolor tutorial posted by Bob Davies, "Stretching Watercolour Paper." He offers two approaches from start to finish in less than 10 minutes. And he seems so nice! Tips and Tools
5/6/2008 1:30:37 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Monday, April 28, 2008
Win $100 in Art Supplies for Your Watercolor Painting
Posted by sarah
 Good news: we've extended our deadline! Now you have until May 10, 2008 to send us your Creativity Workshop Activity. In the April 2008 issue of Watercolor Artist, Nancy Collins
invites you to discover new creative territories: "Bring new energy to
your work by experimenting with a process or a surface. Select subjects
that mirror the qualities you’d like to explore with your choices. For
example, if you’d like to experiment with a burnishing process as I
did, select subjects that will be enhanced by a shining surface.
Learning through trial and error can be challenging and it can also
reap unexpected rewards. It’s all about finding what works for you—and
running with it," she says. Read a full summary of Collins' Creativity Workshop column here.
Send us your Creativity Workshop Activity for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from Jerry’s Artarama. Send a JPEG image (with a resolution of 72 dpi) of your painting to wcamag@fwpubs.com or send a disc to Watercolor Artist, Creativity Workshop, Experiment Activity, 4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati OH 45236. The new extended deadline for entry is May 10, 2008. Interested in seeing what artists just like you have painted in response to previous Creativity Workshops? Go here and here. From the Magazine | Overheard | Tips and Tools
4/28/2008 2:37:25 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Monday, April 14, 2008
Watercolor for Sale
Posted by sarah
 I must (first) confess a bit of an addiction: I love sifting through all of the beautiful handmade items on Esty. The amount of time I can spend doing this is not small, which is why I generally try to avoid the site altogether while I'm at work, but today I have an excuse! I just wanted to draw your attention to many watercolor artists who sell their work there. You'll find watercolors as inexpensive as $0.20, ranging all the way up to $10,000, and a lot of interesting work in between. You'll also find some nice cards, illustrations, watercolor-inspired jewelry and giclee prints. If you can get past the inexplicable preponderance of faerie art (my apologies to those among us who are devotees), you can find at least an hour's worth of items to peruse and perhaps you'll even find yourself at home enough to consider selling your wares there. If you're looking for advice on selling your work, check out the June issue of the magazine. We walk you through the in's and out's of choosing the best venues for selling your paintings with our special report, "Art for Sale." Maggie Latham, Robert Highsmith, Dwight Baird and Michael Chesley Johnson weigh in on art festivals, galleries and exhibitions and selling work online. Overheard | Tips and Tools
4/14/2008 11:35:04 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Downloadable Watercolor Glossary
Posted by jessica
While perusing the Brooklyn Museum’s past exhibition (“Brushed With Light: American Landscape Watercolors from the Collection,” which included some of the works our staff recently viewed at the Taft Museum of Art) on its website, I came across the museum’s excellent multimedia highlights. Go to the site for an audio slideshow, behind-the-scenes notes and a downloadable PDF watercolor glossary (on the right-hand panel). Here's a preview of the document: Tips and Tools
3/19/2008 11:52:53 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Monday, March 03, 2008
Site Seeing
Posted by sarah
 As you probably already know, Watercolor Artist has a new online home. The new site was many years in the making and it marks a new beginning for the magazine as a member of a team of online powerhouses. We've joined forces with The Pastel Journal and The Artist's Magazine to form an unmatched network of resources for artists. It's awesome, emphasis on the awe. No matter what you're looking for, we reckon we've got it, but it might take you a little time to get used to our navigation before you find it. But because we love you, we thought we'd slip you a few shortcuts to hot watercolor items on the new site: - Looking for a painting workshop near you? We've got 18 pages of listings here. If you're not sure what kind of workshop is for you, take our workshop personality quiz here.
- Have you heard about our online exclusive with Jeanette Pasin Sloan? Check it out here. You'll also find a popular wet-on-wet demonstration here.
- Itching to see your fellow artists' responses to Cathy Johnson's challenge to simplify, simplify? See a few of our favorites here.
- Feeling too tight as you paint? Learn how to get loose from Eric Wiegardt here.
- Ever wonder which brushes Birgit O'Connor has up her sleeve? We've got them here.
- Looking for friends on the watercolor front? Check out our listing of societies here.
- Are you a chatty Kathy? Talk it up here.
- If you're wondering where to find that one issue you lent to some seemingly trustworthy friend only to see it disappear forever, we've got the place for you here.
- And if there's something you'd like to see on the site, you can always write us here.
From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
3/3/2008 1:45:37 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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 Thursday, February 28, 2008
Stephen Quiller Demo
Posted by jessica
 Yesterday our team had the pleasure of attending a demonstration by none other than Stephen Quiller, who was here in Cincinnati filming an upcoming e-workshop (more details to come soon). Artist M. Katherine Hurley, also on the e-workshop lineup, was kind enough to lend our film crew her studios in the Pendleton Art Center for the shooting location. Kelly, along with The Pastel Journal Editor Anne Hevener, sat in on the morning taping session for Quiller’s watercolor demo, and Sarah and I popped in late afternoon to catch him working on an acrylic landscape. How remarkable it was to be there watching his “juicy strokes” come to life, not to mention observing an artist who truly relishes the painting process, doing exactly what pleases him the most. As his inspiration for the acrylic painting (above) was the burst of color in an autumnal snowstorm—or, as he more eloquently put it, “the autumn color dancing into the painting”—he put emphasis on letting color become an important part of the work, and, above all, painting for one’s own joy. “Just have fun and enjoy the process,” he said. We certainly enjoyed being there. Another shot of the shoot Quiller's watercolor from the first demo
Overheard | Tips and Tools
2/28/2008 11:00:14 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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 Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Send Us Your Creativity Workshop Entries
Posted by jessica
 In our February issue, Melissa Adkison shares how to bring creativity into our portraits—and challenges us to do so in our own work. If you haven't already sent us your work, there's still plenty of time to get cracking. The deadline is Feb. 20. Activity: Choose a subject that inspires you from a photo or from life. Decide what you want to say about this person, about yourself or life in general. What attracts you to this subject? Is it personal, or as simple as a red scarf? Use the answers to create a story with a theme.
Brainstorm different ways you could express your theme. Read, investigate and open your mind to the possibilities of expression. Remember that you are telling a story. Once you’ve organized your thoughts and ideas, you’re ready to plan and draw your composition. Think about color, value and contrast. Try painting with gouache, if you like. Let the painting tell you what it needs. You can easily add or take away elements with this medium. Have fun!Send a slide, photograph or a disc containing a digital image of your painting to Watercolor Artist, Creativity Workshop, Enlivened Portrait Activity, 4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati OH 45236. (Note: include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you’d like us to return your submission.) We’ll publish a selection of entries on our website.
See the results from the October 2007 issue's Creativity Workshop here.
Pictured: Adkison's Rose Colored Glasses (gouache on paper, 36x25)
From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
1/16/2008 1:35:27 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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 Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Watercolor Magic 2006 Issues on CD
Posted by jessica
 It happens all the time: You’re having trouble with a passage in your painting inspired by New England architecture, and you remember reading a particularly helpful Watercolor Magic article on painting details in buildings. Exactly when that was published, you haven’t a clue, and your stack of archives is as tall as your desk. Help is on the way. For reasons such as this, we’ve just put all of our 2006 issues on one CD—so now you can save both time and space, instantly accessing the entire year’s worth of articles and advice. Just pop the CD into your computer, click on the issue you want to open, and go directly to a specific article by clicking on the respective bookmark.  Other pluses: The articles are printable for your own reference or sharing with friends; websites are hot-linked, thus allowing you to click on them and go directly online; and a comprehensive subject index makes the content fully searchable. They’re available now at our online back issue store for $19.96. Click here for details. By the way, that column, “More Than Bricks and Mortar,” by Mark Willenbrink, ran in the April 2006 issue. From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
10/24/2007 10:15:09 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Reader Tip
Posted by jessica
 Here’s a suggestion from one of our readers: “Most watercolorists occasionally have one painting that can’t be saved. When all else fails, including cropping, I make book markers. I start with very durable, 140- or 300-lb. paper, and use a paper cutter to save interesting vignettes here and there—cutting strips about 2 inches wide and an appropriate length. Corners can be rounded with scissors or a corner cutter found at a hobby shop, and a paper punch makes a hole at the top center for a ribbon.
"I write a quotation or message on the front or reverse side of the strip, or glue my business card on the back. These make very functional gifts, samples of my work, words to brighten someone’s day, free advertisement and a way to cause friends to think of me and my work each time they pick up a book—perhaps for years to come.” —Marcus Miller, Pleasant Hill, Ohio Bookmark and photo submitted by Marcus Miller. Tips and Tools
9/26/2007 3:58:47 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Make Your Own Giclée Prints
Posted by jessica
  In addition to offering a free, downloadable lesson on working with Photoshop software, we’ve posted our October issue special report—Maggie Latham’s guide to creating your own giclée prints— here in its entirety. For those artists intimidated by technology, the artist insists that just a few years ago she couldn’t even send an e-mail. And today, a good portion of her earnings comes from the sale of her miniature prints, greeting cards and sometimes posters. Take Latham’s advice and revolutionize your own career. Maggie Latham, Evening Light (watercolor on paper, 11x14) From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
9/5/2007 3:42:51 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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 Friday, August 17, 2007
A Free Lesson in Photoshop for Watercolor Artists
Posted by Sarah
   In the October issue of the magazine, we ran a feature on Myrna Wacknov, a watercolor portrait artist with an inventive take on color. In the feature, she explains how she uses Photoshop to help her arrive at the paintings she will eventually paint in a step-by-step guide. Now we've taken the feature a step further: We're offering the artist's guide to using Photoshop Elements in the studio on our website as a free download. Treat yourself to an inspired painting lesson this weekend and download the guide by clicking here. Who knows? You may just find your next painting in the process. ( Note: the paintings featured above also appear on Wacknov's website in her online gallery.) Tips and Tools
8/17/2007 2:54:22 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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