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Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, August Burns.

Save your spot for four days of hands-on learning with three stages and 20+ instructors. Here’s a sneak peek at the all-star faculty lineup.

Enjoy a visual recap of the Figurative Art Convention & Expo, including portrait painting demonstrations and figurative art presentations, featuring Dan Thompson, Teresa Oaxaca, Casey Baugh, Daniel Greene and Wende Caporale, and so many more of your favorite artists working today.

Jesse Lane broke from his tradition of realist colored pencil portraits to create “Abyss.” Here, he takes us into his drawing process.

“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.

“Art is an emotion,” says Reian Williams. “Whether it is from the artist or the viewer, it is meant to give a message.”

Contemporary artist Jennifer Balkan on the color blue, expressionism, and distorting reality to evoke emotion. She says, "I do not think I could survive without a true blue..."

With a painting that honors a “return to classical romanticism,” impressionist painter Quang Ho shares his thoughts on glazing.

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

The subject matter of his contemporary realism represents “the complexity of an individual’s observation as well as a love and respect for nature and life.”