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Artistic Success Means …
"Inspiration finds me when I show up. I tell my students, I’m not inspired to paint, painting inspires me! Show up and do the work."
Painting Portraits Without Judgment
When painting portraits, Annemarie Busschers strives to capture purity and, at the same time, a reality attained through looking intensely, without judgment, enlarging and enhancing the details she sees.
Artist Spotlight on a “Neo-Renaissance” Painter
Nik Anikis embraces the moniker “neo-Renaissance painter,” meaning he takes Old Master methods and materials and applies them to ...
Artist to Watch: Devin Cecil-Wishing
"...I was suddenly struck by a realization that painting is an entire language, existing completely apart from the visual world in front of us..."
60+ Drawings and Paintings That Depict Eyes
Mysterious, beautiful, telling ... the eyes in a portrait painting reveal as much about the sitter as they do the artist in some ways. Here, we hope you'll find inspiration for drawing and painting eyes.
And It All Starts With a Quick Sketch
When Sarah Lamb's realistic paintings of flowers caught our eye, we reached out to learn more about her process, which she shares in this step-by-step of "Camellia."
My Process: Excavate, Create, Destroy
Discover a reinterpretation of Bouguereau’s masterpiece "Cupid and Psyche" (1889), seen through a new lens of inclusion.
Painting of the Week: “Walk on the Wild Side”
Featured in "Painting Realistic Portraits," here Vicki Sullivan explains her Dutch-inspired contemporary narrative.
Adrian Gottlieb: My Figure Painting Process for “Duality”
Adrian Gottlieb shares a 10-step sequence for his superb figure painting "Duality," as seen in Fine Art Connoisseur.
4 Phases of Painting a Realistic Landscape
Artist Todd Price shares his step-by-step progression of painting a realistic landscape from Glacier National Park.