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I own up to the fact that I am drawn to the portraits artist Jenny Morgan creates because they are unconventional. Yet they capture qualities of the human face and our other human qualities in ways that read very true and lifelike. I like them because they are different, but not just because they are...
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Uh, I think I may have stumbled into an artist's dream! The Artist's Network Annual Holiday Sweepstakes is going on right now, offering awesome art prizes from the best painting and drawing product makers and service providers around. Rosemary & Co. brushes? Yes! Strathmore surfaces? Yes...
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Have you ever looked at an abstract art piece or oil painting genre scene or pastel seascape and wonder, how'd they do that?! Chances are the answer lies somewhere in mixed media. Art that tends to defy our eyes does so for a reason--it isn't conforming to a set of rules based on its materiality...
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"It may seem controversial, but I really think artists are born, not made," says Meagan Shein. Definitely bold words, especially coming from someone who has advanced degrees in fine art and art history. "It doesn't mean that the innate skill is there," the artist quickly adds...
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Intimate Gathering by Russell Irwin, 2002, acrylic and torn paper on board, 48 x 60. When I was flipping through the American Artist magazine archives for mixed media art inspiration, I was prepared to do some pretty extensive digging. I assumed that most artists tend to silo themselves in their media...
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This is one of the artist's more traditional pieces in terms of his painting process. ( Raspberry House by Jamie Wyeth, 1988, watercolor, 22 1/2 x 28 1/2.) Watercolor is one of those wondrous materials that can be manipulated in so many different ways. Techniques vary, levels of liquidity and viscosity...
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Here's the oil painting by Casper David Friedrich that I have on a postcard called The Sea of Ice (1824, oil on canvas, 38 x 50). In college, I created a series of mixed media collages that incorporated several of the same images, but each looked different in its final form and presented a distinctive...
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Five of Us , 1996, mixed media painting with gouache, charcoal, pastel, and collage, 23 x 40. Collection The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. All works by Alex Powers. When I was a kid, my mom always cut coupons on Sunday morning. I’d sit beside her...
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In the winter 2009 issue of Drawing , we highlighted work from James Jean's sketchbooks. Here, we reproduce additional work that we were unable to include in the print article. Crayon Eater 2007, graphite, pastel, and digital, 12 1/2 x 17. Maze 2008, mixed media on paper, 29 x 41. Nymph 2008, watercolor...
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I asked several well-known artists what one gift they would present to another artist during the upcoming holiday season. I thought the responses might help you refine the list you send to Santa Claus or come up with the perfect gift for an artist-friend. Here are some of the suggestions we received...
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This Toronto artist has spent the last three years exploring abstraction of the human figure, blending his classical training with a new approach. Red Boot by Brian Smith, oil, 36 x 24. by Bob Bahr Brian Smith is classically trained and has been drawing and teaching in this style for more than 40 years...
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Read the transcript from our online chat with mutimedia artist Fran Hardy. 2007-07-26 12:00:14.0 Administrator: You have joined a chat with Fran Hardy, an artist who transforms her graphite drawings into remarkable multimedia pieces that incorporate sgraffito. Feel free to ask her some questions and...