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5 Tips for Capturing Light & Shadow in a Forest Scene | Artists Network
<p>Where the Light Dances (acrylic, mixed media, and tree bark on canvas, 24×36) by Chantal Bourque took Third Place in the AcrylicWorks 12: The Best of Acrylic competition. To Quebec artist Chantal Bourque, winner of the Third Place Award in this year’s AcrylicWorks 12: The Best of Acrylic competition, trees symbolize patience, resilience, and adaptability. “Trees…</p>
Impressionist Garden Party: An Art Quiz | Artists Network
Late summer is the perfect season to wander into a blooming garden—whether in person or through art history. The Impressionists famously found inspiration among flowers, pathways, and sun-dappled leaves, often painting the gardens they cultivated
Botanical Watercolors Gone Wild | Artists Network
<p>By Kristin Hoerth Whether the shapes are small and intricate or larger and simpler, Barbara Kempe’s botanical watercolors often feature lush, dense foliage that extends across the paper without any background space, fully immersing the viewer in the natural world. In Bromeliads Gone Wild, for example, Kempe was attracted to “the tangle of complex colors…</p> <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This post is only available to members. </div> </div>
Go Large! Creating a Large-scale Pastel Painting | Artists Network
<p>In the late ’70s, I received my first pastel set as a gift from a friend. I was immediately enamored with the spontaneity and vibrancy of the medium, and I’ve never looked back. Even in those early days when I was first becoming acquainted with pastel, my end goal was to paint large—really large. There’s…</p> <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This post is only available to members. </div> </div>
New Exhibition Opens at the NGA: “American Landscapes in Watercolor” | Artists Network
Hudson River Logging (1892; watercolor over graphite on wove paper, 14x20 5/8) by Winslow Homer Credit: Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase). 2014.136.171 Two centuries of watercolor paintings capture the nation’s beauty––from sea to shining sea––in a
Saints, Sinners, Lovers & Fools: The Royal Ontario Museum Celebrates Them All in its Latest Show | Artists Network
Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is playing host to a very diverse group this summer as it showcases Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks. The assembled works, some 80 in all,
The Cover Story: Artist Holly Dyrland Shares the Inspiration Behind Her Impressionistic Landscape | Artists Network
<p>Regardless of time of day or season, Canadian artist Holly Dyrland finds endless inspiration in the mutable sky, capturing its beauty and emotion in her impressionistic work. “It has always struck me that the sky expresses the life of the day,” she says. “It can move in billowing clouds so close you can imagine touching…</p> <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> This post is only available to members. </div> </div>