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 Friday, August 21, 2009
Get Your Work Critiqued by the Pros
Posted by sarah
When was the last time you had your work critiqued by the professionals? Like any other discipline, art has its own language. In our latest online seminar, we reveal the mysteries behind the way artists, instructors, and critics discuss art. You’ll have the opportunity to submit three of your works for evaluation and we’ll show you how to describe what you’re doing, how to think about what you could be doing, and how to take the next step in your art. Spots are filling quickly, so be sure to reserve yours in next week's session by clicking here. The fun begins at 1 p.m. (EST), August 26, 2009.(P.S.: Don't worry if you can't make the session. We're now offering live recordings of all of our live seminars for download.)
Online Seminars
8/21/2009 11:37:56 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Juliette Binoche Painting Exhibition
Posted by jessica
 What can’t Juliette Binoche do? The award-winning French actress also dances, writes poetry and paints—with her first-ever U.S. exhibition of portraits and poetry on display from Sept. 10 through Oct. 9 at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York. Part of a monthlong series of arts events (dance performances, a film retrospective, book signings of her art book Portraits In-Eyes, a new film release, and a documentary about her), In-Eyes includes 58 ink washes on paper—portraits of film directors Binoche has worked with as well as characters she’s played. Right: Portrait of Anthony Minghella in The English Patient by Juliette Binoche (1997) © All Rights Reserved
Below: Portraits of André Téchiné and Nina in Rendez-vous by Juliette Binoche (1985) © All Rights Reserved 
Overheard
8/14/2009 10:30:25 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
100 Best Scholarly Art Blogs
Posted by Kelly
Overheard
8/13/2009 3:34:28 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Last Chance to Sign Up for Live Event!
Posted by Kelly
It’s essential for artists to cultivate an online presence—how else
will galleries, editors and buyers find you? In today's online seminar, Create an Online Presence & Enhance Your Art Career, we’ll help you navigate the three main
outlets you need to consider: websites, blogs and social networking.
In this seminar you will learn:
1. Strategies for optimizing digital photos
2. The essential components of a great website
3. Secrets of social networking
4. How to set up your own blog
Everyone who registers for this seminar will receive, in addition
to online access to the recording of the session, a FREE copy of our
popular ebook, The Complete Guide To Selling Your Art Online — a $10
value!
Plus an Added Bonus: When you register, you’ll be able to submit
your website via email to seminar presenter Grace Dobush, The Artist's Magazine associate editor, at grace.dobush@fwmedia.com, for to opportunity
to have your store or blog URL to be considered for a critique during
the seminar. Sign up now! The seminar, Create an Online Presence & Enhance Your Art Career, is today at 1pm EDT.
Online Seminars
8/11/2009 9:24:12 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Free Friday Watercolor Demo
Posted by jessica
From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
8/7/2009 9:45:04 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Attention Watercolor Artist Readers
Posted by sarah
From the Magazine
8/5/2009 8:52:15 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Hot Off the Presses: Watercolor Artist, October 2009
Posted by sarah
Our new issue ships to subscribers next week! Here's what to expect:
Features
Get Your Foot in the Gallery Door
Put yourself ahead of the competition with these 16 tips for marketing your work and making the best first impression with gallery directors. Plus, get helpful advice
for pricing your paintings.
Life Is a Dream
By Sarah A. Strickley
Filled edge to edge with tantalizing, precisely rendered objects, Susan Abbott’s imaginative, large-scale watercolors thrill the senses.
A Forbidden Landscape
By Michelle Taute
Tony Armendariz offers a glimpse into Cuba, a country frozen in time. Balancing suggestion and description, he paints the story of the place and its people.
Patina of Life
By Meredith E. Lewis
Douglas Wiltraut’s quiet paintings of rural scenes offer a meditation on the natural rhythms of life and the passing of time.
Watercolor Chronicles
By Donna Zagotta
Today’s struggle can be tomorrow’s creative break-through. Document your artistic journey—your goals, ideas, plans—and put your-self on the path to greater painting success.
Columns
Making a Splash
By Jessica Canterbury
Celebrate the best of Maurice Prendergast’s oeuvre and plan a visit to Charlottesville, Virginia.
Creativity Workshopy
By M.E. “Mike” Bailey
Unlock the secret to creative expression by painting the same subject again and again.
Studio Staples
By Betsy Dillard Stroud
Find out how to get the most from fluid or tube acrylic paints.
Watercolor Essentials
By Soon Y. Warren
Design florals for maximum impact in nine simple steps, plus five advantages to filling the paper with your subject.
From the Magazine
7/31/2009 12:01:35 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Saving Whites Is Kid's Stuff
Posted by Kelly
In the August 2009 issue, Cathy Johnson explored various ways to save the white of the paper with liquid and dry resists. Here are a few of my favorite tricks that you can try with materials you probably already have lying around the house—if not, just ask your kids or grandkids.  Regular crayons—yes, the kind you used as a kid—work perfectly well as resists. White will give the white-paper effect when painted over, as you see above, but you can also use any of the colored crayons for a more colorful effect. Caran d’Ache’s Neocolor I or other waxy, artist-quality crayons work beautifully, too.  To save whites, you can place a sheet of wax paper over your watercolor paper and draw firmly with a blunt burnishing tool. Enough wax is deposited in this process to make wonderful, fine white lines for grasses, twigs, leaf veins, the shine on hair or decorative elements. In this case, Cathy made lines that suggested the direction of hair masses.  Cathy used a white birthday candle as a resist for this quick sketch of a waterfall. See more of Cathy's tips in the August issue of Watercolor Artist, on newsstands now. And for even more from Cathy, check out her book, Creating Textures in Watercolor.
From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
7/24/2009 3:28:34 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
On Creativity
Posted by jessica
Select a realistic subject from a photo or from life. Decide what you want to say and how you’re going to say it. Draw it, plan the composition, select dominant design elements, and work out the color scheme. Then put away your source materials, sketches and plans. Everything. Out of sight. Do the artwork from memory. Your memory and imagination will tell you what to do as you work.This was the first prompt Watercolor Artist published as part of its Creativity Workshop column, launched in the October 2007 issue of the magazine. Who better to look to for an artsy kick-start than artist/workshop instructor Nita Leland, the author of several popular creativity and art instruction books? Click here to revisit a gallery of reader responses to that issue’s column and revive your own creative spirit. If you’re looking for more to fan your creative flame, Leland will be presenting an online seminar on this very subject Tuesday, July 28. Click here for details on attending.
From the Magazine | Online Seminars
7/23/2009 3:34:33 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Creativity Workshop Winners!
Posted by sarah
From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
7/10/2009 12:06:38 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
The One Compositional Rule Every Painter Must Know
Posted by Kelly
Good
composition is the most important (and most complex) aspect of
painting, but it doesn’t need to be difficult to achieve. Whether you
paint still lifes, landscapes, figures and portraits, or anything else, Greg Albert can teach you how to design an eye-catching painting
everytime in our latest online seminar, The Simple Secret to Better Painting: The One Compositional Rule Every Painter Must Know. Topics include:
* Varying the intervals between the elements of a picture.
* Creating interesting shapes and croppings.
* Achieving dynamic balance to maximize interest.
* Including “eye magnets” and “mind magnets” in a painting.
* Creating an entertaining path for the eye.
* Applying the “most, some and a bit” rule to color and value. Reserve your spot for the July 14 session
now! Everyone who signs up for this class will receive, in addition to online access to the recording of the session, a special discount off the purchase of Greg Albert’s Simple Secret to Better Painting.
Online Seminars
7/9/2009 2:47:28 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Turn Any Space Into a Studio
Posted by Kelly
In the August issue of Watercolor Artist, on newsstands now, we visited the studios of three top watercolor artists and brought back their best advice for how to convert nearly any space—from an unfinished room in the basement (like the one used by John Salminen) to a sunny room off the kitchen (like Donna Zagotta's) or a tidy second-floor loft (like Laurin McCracken's)—into a studio. Here's a sampling of their best advice: - Do begin with the basics. John Salminen believes must-have supplies depend on an individual’s painting process. His? A large, flat work surface.
- Do place a premium on storage. “The shortcoming of most peoples’ studios is inadequate storage,” says Salminen. Plan for more storage space than you think you’ll ever need, so you’ll have places for all the bulky items that come with painting—from framing supplies and framed paintings to shipping crates.
- Do think creatively about furniture. It doesn’t have to be made for an artist in order to work in the studio. Laurin McCracken uses a small kitchen island as a taboret and stores additional supplies behind him on a baker’s rack. Other ideas: TV stands, microwave carts, plastic storage drawers on wheels or small shelves.
- Don’t forget the water. Being near a water source makes it easier to get fresh, clean water for your containers, which McCracken says many of his workshop students don’t do often enough. He also recommends using warm water.
- Don't short shrift your work table. “It should be waist-high to facilitate watercolor painting,” says Donna Zagotta.
- Do be patient. “I believe that a perfect studio doesn’t happen overnight, but evolves over a number of years through experience, trial and error, and a constant examining of your ever-changing needs as an artist,” says Zagotta.
 For more tips on setting up a studio, check out the special report "Inside the Artist's Studio" in the August 2009 issue of Watercolor Artist.
From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
7/8/2009 2:36:13 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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