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We're pleased to announce that the Grand Prize winner in the "What Do You Love?" watercolor art contest is Johne Richardson, of Overland Park, Kansas. Congratulations, Johne! The winning image will be featured alongside the artist's other work in a feature article in the June 2013 issue...
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It's that time again: the time for nations big and small to meet and lay claim to their dominance based on overinflated biceps--um, I mean, athletic prowess. I'm talking about the Olympics, of course. Whether you're an avid Games-watcher or you could care less, chances are you didn't...
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Regardless of the kind of art you practice, if you have any hopes of making a living at it, you'll eventually have to share your creations, whether at an open mic, in a YouTube video, or putting together an oil painting group show with artist friends. This can be the most challenging part of being...
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Old Cedar by Bill Guffey, oil, 18 x 24. Peasant by Joan Langdon, watercolor painting, 10.5 x 11.5. Tomiko by Adriana Guidi, oil on canvas panel, 14 x 18. That's Brian Neher's mantra for his upcoming free art contest , and it is one that I can certainly identify with. These are truly the three...
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Champs Elysees by John Salminen, watercolor painting. John Salminen: Weekend With the Masters Instructor John Salminen was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. He lives and works in Duluth...
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Handline Hook by Stephen Scott Young, watercolor painting, 2010, 10 1/2 x 19 1/2. Stephen Scott Young: Weekend With the Masters Instructor Stephen Scott Young grew up in St. Augustine, Florida, and studied at the Ringling College of Art and Design, in Sarasota, Florida. He developed an interest in watercolor...
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Watercolor magazine is proud to announce the winners of its online Hot 100 Watermedia competition. The Hot 100 was not a typical juried art competition—it encompassed four categories reflecting different levels of artistic experience, and it was not decided by a jury but by a large community of...
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From March 31 through April 26, the American Watercolor Society will be exhibiting its 142nd Annual International Exhibit at the Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue, in New York City. This is usually the first major international exhibition of watermedia paintings to be presented each year, and it will...
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We present the semifinalists in the pastel category. by Karen Stanger Johnston Changing Channels by Mike Barret Kolasinski, 2007, pastel on archival foam board, 12 x 24. First Place: Mike Barret Kolasinski Chicago artist Mike Barret Kolasinski is passionate about nature. He calls his pastel landscapes...
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