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Artists and Collectors: Finding Common Ground
What artists want to paint and what collectors wish to buy do not always look the same.
On Color Theory: Limitation Through the Eyes of Zorn
Limitation may be one of the strongest tools available for artists. By restricting your tools, you may find that your ideas are free to grow.
Photorealistic Paintings That Expose Superficial Fixations
Exclusive Q&A: Arianna Tamaddon, whose photorealistic paintings are currently on view, shares what inspires her to "dive into this space and unmask the artifice of these coveted female forms."
From “Breakdown” to “Breakthrough”
Kristy Gordon takes us up close and personal in the process and purpose of her narrative painting, "Planetary."
To Make a Single Moment Eternal
"The single moment captured in one second in the photography is being transferred for months to the canvas to make this moment eternal," says Jan Mikulka. "The obsession in those moments...excites me even more when I am making the painting."
Painting of the Week: Columbus Circle Golden Hour
Congratulations to Jonathan McHugh, whose work has been recognized in the monthly PleinAir Salon.
Adrienne Stein on Painting Composition
How do you create a complex painting composition? Stein explains in this article: “It takes risk to turn a good painting into a great painting.”
17 Artworks Honoring Motherhood
With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, we honor strength, mystery, and unconditional love in a roundup of drawings and paintings of mothers with children.
3 Factors for Painting the Human Body
What colors should you use when painting the figure? Anna Wypych shares her philosophy and methods in this free article.
Using Torso Blocks for Figurative Art
What divides fine art from trendy gimmicks and fads? What is it that makes art timeless? Sculptor Rick Casali explains.