Editorial

If you just need inspiration to spark a new path in your work or pull yourself out of a rut, Kelly Kane has collected a few ideas from this issue’s phenomenal featured artists to get you started.

While this may not be like the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery, we hope what we find will make a difference, or at least bring some awareness to the need for increased conservation.

In a recent newsletter, we shared advice on how to start a plein air group; but with anything that’s worth doing, challenges are to be ...

We often hear of successful plein air painting societies and associations, but what if you don’t live ...

When we’re learning a craft, there are bound to be times that we make mistakes - we know that this is where growth happens. But there’s something to be said for knowing ahead of time how to avoid certain mistakes from the get-go to make painting less painful and more pleasurable. Today, three masters of landscape painting - John MacDonald, Carl Bretzke, and Joseph McGurl - share their secrets for fixing the most annoying and common mistakes that artists make.

Forcing herself outside the familiar is what keeps Michele Usibelli’s artwork fresh and fulfilling to make.

Immediate spoiler: There isn’t a formula for learning how to paint like Monet. But as Camille Przewodek explains, it’s a way of thinking ...

Learn how you can play a pivotal role in the recognition and anthologizing of these plein air painters.

In this "inspiration in a minute" post, Kevin Macpherson takes us beyond the paintbrush.

In pursuit of a blend of drawing and painting, this Delaware artist depicts the abstract strength in back alleys, side streets, and intersections.

In this Watercolor Live faculty spotlight, Francesco Fontana shares his approach to painting with watercolor, his advice for painting cities and finding the right colors to use, and more.

Mark Boedges brings years of work and a honed selection of equipment with him to paint outdoors. Like what?

Throughout the year, we’ve been celebrating the 10th anniversary of this milestone event; as one final hurrah, we ...

Need art inspiration? Start here > learn what the masters had in common, one of the best things you can do for yourself and your art, and more.

Chien Chung Wei shares his inspiring way of pursuing art.

Kyle Buckland shares a helpful technique that has been practiced by some of the greatest landscape painters. 

Cory’s adventurous and generous spirit shone brightly, and his legacy will forever continue in the hearts of all who knew him and his work.

An artist shares her favorite place to paint, which has gone from being a mining town to a tourist destination. Can you guess where?

West Coast painter Yong Hong Zhong builds on his training in illustration and calligraphy to approach watercolor with trust and confidence.

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