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From exploratory sketches to specific details, Emma Rach-Syslak’s paintings gradually come to life on the canvas

The focal point dictates the compositions in Nathan Fowkes' artwork

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Discover how a controlled approach yields brilliant, glowing colors that look like they're been lit from within.

Jenny Aitken advises on how understanding waves, tone and light on water creates a dynamic composition

Daniel Maidman discusses techniques for drawing from life for quick studies and fully developed works

Qasim Bashir feels the spirit of the landscape and creates a story through his paintings

Chairman’s Letter

Balancing color, form and paint flow, Louise De Masi creates soft, vibrant paintings in watercolor

The luminist quality of Ray Ward's landscapes allows for drama, light and atmosphere to take center stage

Painting with transparent watercolors, Lorraine Watry captures the weightless characteristics of her avian subjects

The energy of texture and contrasting color.

Marie Burke captures the delicate forms of flowers through a wet-on-wet approach

Transferring the feeling of the moment, from the artist to the beholder, is the motivation to paint for Martin Blanchett

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Over the years, Cara Brown has refined her color palette to create more cohesive paintings.

Light and color

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Alla Prima Painting with "Shorthand" Colors

Kristine Rapohina blends wet-on-wet and drybrush techniques to capture the unique surfaces of her botanical subjects

John Lovett illustrates that anything from a nearby park to your own backyard can be the subject of your next painting

Harley Brown’s fascinating things no one else will tell you

Karen Benco looks for the best view of any scene and works with Mother Nature in "re-designing" what she finds

4 tips for identifying the correct tonal values.

Ilene Gienger-Stanfield trys to capture what initially attracted her to the subject so that viewers of her paintings can have that same experience.

This artist found that for her finding a good composition was made easier by adapting the methods and principles of the tonalist painters.

Vacations are a ceaseless source of inspiration for this ar tist

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François Malnati strives to depict still life subjects in unusual and inventive ways

François Malnati strives to depict still life subjects in unusual and inventive ways

Figurative realist Billy Seccombe reflects on how his artwork has been influenced by some of the biggest names in art history

Angela Moulton uses loose, fast and bold brushwork to make dynamic images

You'll have more fun creating your art if you stop trying to keep inside the lines.

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In the details