The contemporary realism paintings of Megan (Mae) Read offer dreamy, melancholic escapism in a world that is more multi-dimensional and complicated than meets the eye.
Throughout the week of Watercolor Live, we continued the learning streak with even more of today's masters. Here are some of the highlights you may have missed!
Joseph McGurl doesn't use photo references; why he works from "my observations, memory and imagination."
"Honing our craft with the aim that it might one day match up with and do justice to our inner ramblings is an ambition I hold to be sacred."
If someone said to you, “I’m not talented enough to paint,” what would your response be? We posed this question to Lyn Boyer, and here's what she had to say...
In this mesmerizing high-speed recording, Kathleen Giles demonstrates how she paints a realistic portrait using watercolor.
How one artist shed self-imposed limitations and gathered experiences as tools: "It was important to shed those skins, put my ego on a shelf—however painful and humbling the process—and open up to what else I might learn."
Listen to a fascinating podcast with the world-famous Alvaro Castagnet, who discusses painting with watercolor and so much more.
In this video broadcast with Eric Rhoads, you’ll see the amazing Johanne Mangi bring beautiful dogs to her canvas.
The recreation of reality doesn’t happen by simply copying what you see, and the poetry of light does not reflect off a photograph. You need to make intelligent choices.