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 Friday, September 04, 2009
New Watercolor Wallpaper for Your Desktop
Posted by sarah


From the Magazine
9/4/2009 11:54:04 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
Get Your Foot in the Gallery Door
Posted by jessica

Our October issue, on newsstands now, includes tips on how to market your work, and we've listed some additional gallery alternatives online. Next week you can continue the discussion in an online seminar.

Kristin Hoerth, Editor in Chief of Southwest Art and a frequent juror and speaker at art events, will explain what gallery representation can mean for your fine art career with her presentation, A Guide to Professional Etiquette for Approaching & Landing a Gallery, Tuesday, Sept. 8. Space is limited; reserve your spot by clicking here.



Online Seminars
9/4/2009 11:03:19 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Cleaning House
Posted by jessica

boxes2.jpgPart of the fun of moving (if we’re being optimistic) is reminiscing over old stuff—photos, notes from loved ones, objects kept for sentimental reasons. Then there are items you have for who knows why, which is why it’s going to take us probably more than just a few days to move one floor down in our building. (We’ll now have all of the company’s art publications in one spot.)

Kelly brought over a few pads of note paper she’s had in her desk for some time. To give you an idea how long they’ve been there, the heading reads Watercolor Magic. I took some for nostalgia’s sake.

Needless to say, for the next couple of days we’ll be wading through boxes and bubble wrap, and might even post a few pre- or post-relocation pics.



Overheard
9/1/2009 10:42:14 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 Friday, August 28, 2009
Paint in a Series to Win a Prize
Posted by sarah



Find out what took watercolorist M.E. "Mike" Bailey from painting one (left) to painting 83 (right) in our Creativity Workshop column. (Find it in the October 2009 issue of Watercolor Artist or read an excerpt online.) And don't forget to enter your paintings to win our prize: One entrant will receive a six-month subscription to ArtistsNetwork.tv online video workshops, plus $50 worth of North Light fine art books. The deadline for entry is October 20, 2009.


From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
8/28/2009 11:10:42 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 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)  #  Comments [0]
 Friday, August 14, 2009
Juliette Binoche Painting Exhibition
Posted by jessica

Minghella.jpgWhat 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)  #  Comments [0]
 Thursday, August 13, 2009
100 Best Scholarly Art Blogs
Posted by Kelly

Want to chat it up with like-minded artists and art lovers, see who's hot in today's art market or participate in the world's largest collaborative art project?  University Reviews Online recently released its list of 100 Best Scholarly Art Blogs, and these are just a few of the fun and inspirational sites they highlight. I spotted a few of my favorite sites on the list; see if yours made it too.

Kudos to our friends at WetCanvas!, whose forums made the list of best art communities!


Overheard
8/13/2009 3:34:28 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [2]
 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)  #  Comments [0]
 Friday, August 07, 2009
Free Friday Watercolor Demo
Posted by jessica

Warren.jpgSoon Y. Warren, featured in the October 2009 issue of the magazine (now on its way to subscribers), offers a demonstration on using complementary colors to energize a painting.

Click here to download the free PDF
.

Happy weekend!

Soon Y. Warren, A Young Blossom (watercolor on paper, 21x14)















From the Magazine | Tips and Tools
8/7/2009 9:45:04 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Attention Watercolor Artist Readers
Posted by sarah

Tell us what you really think with our easy, online survey. It only takes a few clicks to impact the future of your magazine. Start here: http://tinyurl.com/m3ec8z


From the Magazine
8/5/2009 8:52:15 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 Friday, July 31, 2009
Hot Off the Presses: Watercolor Artist, October 2009
Posted by sarah

Our new issue ships1009WCA_510.jpg 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)  #  Comments [0]
 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.

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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.




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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.







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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)  #  Comments [0]
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