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Through photos and studies Yael Maimon identifies the ideal composition, direction, color and value for each of her works

Part 3 of our outstanding Art Fair series.

For watercolorist Fei Xiqiang, painting is a personal process of interpretation and expression

The patterns created by the effects of light hold endless fascination for Michael Schuh

The still lifes of Marsha Chandler often contain shiny or glass objects that allow for a play of light and shapes

Through the subject of water, Danielle Eubank shows how to paint a work that relies on form, pattern and color

Lorraine Watry finds unique challenges in painting water, glass and metal

By using suggestion and subtlety, John Lovett allows viewers to actively interpret his paintings

Joseph McGurl takes what he’s learned from plein air studies and transforms them into something new

Our report on the 2005 Art of the Portrait Conference in Washington.

Reflecting the mood and beauty of our daily human existence to the viewer is this artist's goal.

How to use heightened tonal values, color and perspective to express emotional and spiritual responses.

Classical still life painter William Galvez mentally plans and visualizes the compositions of his paintings in detail

The life and work of Zoltan Szabo

Considered an anachronism, Cornelis Le Mair looks like a cross between Frans Hals and one of the three musketeers, and he produces modern day masterpieces.

A full report on the Portrait Society of America Conference in Washington DC.

Insights on the career, techniques and new traveling retrospective of prolific artist Daniel E. Greene

All you need are some carefully selected marks and suggestions to communicate your impression of place.

Kirstie Cohen uses space and ligh to express moods and atmosphere

Verena Heroux has stayed with a subject and a medium that won her heart from the first time she picked up a brush.

How to bring a personal touch to a painting by pushing the effects of color

A tribute to our Canadian Editor who passed away recently

Sarah Linda Poly strives to capture energy and rhythm and pass on to the viewer a sense of the constantly changing landscape.

John Lovett shows us that old ideas can still be brought to fruition, even years later

This artist describes how the careful selection of materials can help you avoid overworking you oil paintings.

Canadian editor Jeane Duffy takes the temperature of the art world.

Canadian artist David Butt tells us about his thought process while preparing for an exhibition

The benefits of using a picture as a reference tool.

Figurative artist Daniel Bilmes discusses texture, color, narrative and more

Strong visuals

A demonstration in oil

A portrait in oil

Why the act of creation can become a meditation in which the painting can evolve at its own pace and reach its rightful degree of finish.

Developing Style

The last in our series on history-making artist Robert Bateman.

Part 2 of our exclusive profile on this giant of Canadian art presents a showcase of his unpublished works from the middle years of his career.

Limited palette

Color and light followed Barbara Simmons long before she ever touched a sable brush to fine watercolor paper

An interview with Christine Egnoski

Robert Lovett, a modern day Marco Polo, takes us on an artistic adventure to see and paint the exotic places of old China

In the final of this series Australian artist Robert Lovett takes us to a land shrouded in mystique and antiquity

A lifetime's wisdom compressed into a practical manual.

Bryce Cameron Liston shows how to use texture to add an extra dimension to figurative oil painting

The dreamy countryside of the South West of France inspires romantic visions in multiple shades of green.