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Capturing the Essence
When painting from life, our minds must be focused on the fundamental technicalities...What is in front of us, though, is so much more than that.
Drawing of the Week: Out of the Dark
Congratulations to Megan Whitfield, whose work has been recognized in the monthly PleinAir Salon. Here, she shares her inspiration, challenges, and advice.
Free Figure Painting Tutorial in 8 Steps
From the beginning drawing to the final figure painting, see how one artist creates a realistic work of art in eight steps.
Realism Painting of the Week: Infestation
"My painting, 'Infestation,' is based on a real-life experience I had many years ago," said ...
I Believe in Beauty
Do you find beauty in art and in life? Josh Clare shares his inspiration for being an artist in this moving piece on the existence and source of beauty.
Analyzing Creative Responses
Consider these equations as a starting point to help answer what you want and need to understand as an artist.
Favorite Moments from Realism Live 2022
We're back for our third annual Realism Live online art conference, hosted by Eric Rhoads and Peter Trippi, and featuring many of today's greatest artists in the field of contemporary realism.
How I’m Inspired by the Landscape
Alex Dzigurski II shares four of his recent landscape paintings and the inspiration behind them.
Painting From Life: Moire as Muse
"With Moire, I recognized early on that she had something unexplainable above the usual - in French called the ‘je ne sais quois’..."
City Life: Painting the People of NYC
Vincent Giarrano finds that painting people around NYC is "endlessly inspiring." Discover some of his muses here.