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.

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.)

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!

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. 

Soon 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)

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