"Portraiture, which I constantly practice as an art professor and as a hobby, is my favorite form of expression," says Oliver Sin. View some of his award-winning drawings, including a "Time Magazine" cover portrait, here.
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."
"I needed to paint my life and my search with the hope that this would reveal a deeper meaning to me."
"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."
With the new year here, I thought I’d share a few quick ideas to consider so you can plan and implement them now.
Congratulations to Renee Brettler, whose work we discovered through the monthly PleinAir Salon.
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.









