landscape - search results

“The point is to connect the human story, as represented by a model, with the spirit of Nature.” A watercolor artist explains why he paints the figure en plein air.

Check out these #artistsoninstagram that you’ll want to follow for a daily dose of art inspiration from the world of contemporary realism.

“One of the frustrations with being an artist is hitting the proverbial ‘plateau,’ and if not handled correctly, such plateaus can make or break your artistic confidence,” says realist painter Tony Pro. Here are some of his tips to help you get past these bumps in the road to good painting.

Be inspired when you read about David Shevlino’s evolution in painting the figure, and the unexpected image that resonated with him in regards to his career, and his life.

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

Only rarely does an artist come along who not only can see the sensitive nuances of beauty in the world around us but who also has the skill to translate that vision onto canvas.

Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, colored pencil artist Vickie Lawrence.

danielgravespaintings.com Born in 1949, in Rochester, New York, Daniel Graves graduated from the Maryland Art Institute of Art in 1972 where he studied with Joseph Sheppard and Frank Russell. He continued his studies at the...

Driven by a love for painting in a traditional style, Eric Johnson shares his inspiration and his insights, including why he began creating his own paint pigments.

Jacob Collins desires nothing less than to revive a classical art culture in our time. See why he’s “going back to find the larger organizational principles of art.”