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Painting the Figure Outdoors
“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.
How I Create Narrative Paintings With Athletes and Dancers as Models
From the model’s clothing to the background setting, learn how David Tanner uses various elements to create an engaging narrative painting.
Realism Ambassador of the Week: Gezien van de Riet
Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, artist Gezien van de Riet.
A Short History of the Color Blue
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..."
The Power of Painting Self-Portraits
From Sadie Valeri: “As an artist, and especially as a woman artist, creating a self-portrait is the most powerful thing you can do for your personal artistic development, your career, and your place in history.”
David Kassan: Faces of the Shoah
“The paintings I strive to create are about more than the atrocities they witnessed and were subjected to. These paintings aim to celebrate the fashion designer, the wife, mother, father, grandfather, tailor . . . stories of overcoming their past despite the odds against them.”
The Art of Jeremy Lipking and Why It’s “Rooted in Nature”
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.
Daniel Graves: Making the Past Present
Some artists can be admired and understood almost entirely through their work, with scant reference to their training or worldview ... Discover what the classical tradition means to master artist Daniel Graves, including the question he continually asks himself while painting.
Step-by-Step Portrait Drawing: The Power of Line and Light
One line, narrowing from thick to thin, can control the weight, movement, and emotion within a composition. See how in this step-by-step portrait drawing demonstration from Jeremy Caniglia.
Drawing Portraits and the Challenge of Sanguine Chalk
A Figurative Art Convention & Expo scholarship recipient shares her work, her personal path through drawing portraits, and more, in this exclusive Q&A.