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Congratulations to Svetlana Semenova, whose work has been recognized in the monthly PleinAir Salon. Svetlana is a contemporary artist based in London, trained in the classical realist tradition.

Edward Duff's new landscape paintings are "a visual love letter" to the beautiful and varied lands of Michigan. Here, he shares his inspiration and process as an oil painter.

I create oil on canvas portraits and figurative paintings that focus on redefining stereotypes placed on black bodies within society. These stereotypes include black people being associated with ...

Today, enjoy these nine realistic drawings of people, places, and, for good measure, a puppy. Let them inspire you to explore new subjects and perspectives.

When landscape painting on location, Joe Paquet says he is careful never to ...

This guide is organized by State and includes a special section for Multiple Venues, International Art Workshops, and Online art workshops, so make sure you browse all of it to find the right place for you!

This watercolor figure painting demonstration is by Daniela Werneck. Daniela is a realistic watercolor painter, based in Houston, Texas, whose work combines the most traditional watercolor methods with a contemporary look. She was recently on the faculty of the 4th Annual Watercolor Live virtual art conference.

Meet the Academic Director of the Florence Academy of Art, who knew at 15 he wanted to be a painter and live in Italy.

Some fun for art lovers: Do you think you can identify these 20 famous paintings even when they are significantly abstracted?

Remixing medieval and Renaissance iconography motifs to highlight contemporary body politics, Grace Athena Flott presents realist portraits of her underrepresented community alongside abstract works depicting patterns printed directly from scarred skin.