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Rossina's Apple by William Rose, 2007, charcoal on museum board, 28 x 20. It would be so exciting to have an Artist Daily member receive exceptional coverage from our print magazines by winning the cover competitions for American Artist , Watercolor , or Drawing magazine. Following your creative...
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As The Sun Rises by Freda Lee-McCann, 15 x 21, watercolor on arches. Have you ever approached a painting as if each stroke would be your last? Practitioners of calligraphy approach their art something like this, and the results are fresh and spontaneous, not overworked. Calligraphy has a long and rich...
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Whiskey Creek (Spring) By Kate Ha rding, 2008, found leather garments, thread, grommets, and steel hooks, 54 x 35. One of the things I love about the artistic process is that we all share the need to put our creative energy into practice, we do it in so many different ways, and yet we usually have a...
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Distlefink Girl by Christina Hess , digital. I'm always surprised—and, okay, a little peeved—when my mention of an arts background is often met with a puzzled look followed by the somewhat skeptical question, "What do you do with that?" The truth is there's a lot to do with...
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Rossina's Apple by William Rose, 2007, charcoal on museum board, 28 x 20. Recently, I was forwarded a letter from William Rose, the winner of a previous Drawing magazine cover competition. The events that came out of his winning the competition and having his work on the cover of the magazine (and...
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Half Dome, Yosemite 1920, 15 1/4 x 13 1/4, watercolor and pencil on paper. All works by William Zorach. Images courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery. William Zorach is a well-known 20th-century sculptor who participated in the Armory Show of 1913 and whose work is held in numerous public collections. But...
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11 Jul 2010
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Sunflowers and Coffee by Teri Starkweather Hundreds of artists submitted their artwork to this year’s Watercolor cover competition, and determining a winner was quite challenging. After carefully reviewing all the entries, the editors of Watercolor chose nine finalists, and we’re pleased...
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Winter's Approach oil, 34 x 26, 2008. All works by Joseph Alleman. Artists are the sharpest of observers, attuned to a person's passing gesture or the play of light and shadow on a building façade—but not everything that catches our eye is a painting waiting to happen. For Utah watercolorist...
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On the Cover: Barrens in October (detail) by Paul Rickert, 2002, watercolor, 11 x 14. Collection the artist. Artists In This Issue Anne Abgott Jane Paul Angelhart Sue Archer Bo Bartlett Dan Brown Peggy Brown Carl Dalio Sondra Freckelton Laurin McCracken Susan Headley Van Campen Adam Van Doren Debbie...
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29 Jun 2010
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Filed under: Watercolor, Linda S. Price, Stephen Doherty, how to paint, watermedia, Allison Malafronte, Commissioned Portraits, Sondra Freckelton, Adam Van Doren, Jane Paul Angelhart, Jamie Wyeth, Debbie Cason Rankin, Carl Dalio
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Looks Like Heaven by John Budicin, 2002, oil, 32 x 40. Collection The California Club, Los Angeles, California. Almost any artist will tell you that there's a certain appeal to working outdoors that can't be found anywhere else. With summer in full swing, many of us have left our studios for...
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Nana Holding Purse & Leg, 39" x 27.5", 2009. All works by Allison Maletz. Brooklyn-based artist Allison Maletz doesn't want to use watercolor in a traditional way. Although her work is representational and often figure-based, exploring themes of human connection and the quirky, often...
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Lana , 2004, charcoal, 24 x 18. Collection John and Penelope Adams. All works by Casey Baugh. Pivotal moments in my life have often—to take a line from Ernest Hemingway—come "gradually, then suddenly." Nothing appears to be on the horizon, but then a few things fall into place,...
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10 Jun 2010
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On the Cover: Sunflowers and Coffee (detail, reversed) by Teri Starkweather, 1999, watercolor, 40 x 30. Private collection. Mixing Careful Planning With Spontaneity FEATURES Winners of the 2010 Cover Competition Hundreds of artists submitted their artwork to this year’s Watercolor Cover Competition...
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Procida, Italy IV by Keiko Tanabe, watercolor, 14 x 21, 2008. One of the best things about joining the Artist Daily team is seeing incredible artwork on a daily basis. This is especially true in the area of watercolor. I wasn't too familiar with many contemporary artists working in the medium before...
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All works by Joel Kelly. Courtesy Coup d'Oeil Art Consortium. I’m from a card-playing family, so when it comes to discussions about artists using reference photographs, I always think in terms of watching for a “tell.” Like in poker—where players’ subtle mannerisms can...
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13 May 2010
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