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Moving from Puerto Rico to California manifested a sense (and a painting) of Resilience for this inspiring woman. Bonus: Includes a figurative art step-by-step lesson.

Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, Megan Elizabeth Read.

Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, figurative painter Francien Krieg, whose works honor new life and the unpredictable, continuous life that is subject to change thereafter.

Sculptor John Fisher shares an essay on the importance of interdisciplinary study in figurative art.

View portrait and figurative paintings by Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso, who pays homage to historic women artists.

Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, figurative artist Jen Brown.

Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, narrative painter Kristy Gordon.

Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, portrait artist Neil Miley.

“Varnish is the great barrier,” says Pamela Wilson, “protecting your painting from a lifetime of dust, grime, weather, heat, cold, age, sunlight, ex-boyfriends, and spilled milk. It brings to life every stroke, every glazed layer of subtle color and drama, deep in that shadow that you forgot about. We all bow to varnish.”

In this four-minute video, artist Joshua LaRock shares some of his advice for drawing portraits with a model.