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PAINTING IN THE RAIN

James Gurney shows how rain can be a plein air painter's best friend, but also their worst enemy A heavy downpour is fatal to an unprotected watercolor.

Suggesting Reality

Douglas Fryer discusses teaching, inspiration and creating highly expressive artwork

Where Van Gogh Painted

Five accomplished artists and a handful of students traveled overseas for a 10-day workshop in Southern France

A Change of Pace

Instead of using paper and glass as a painting support, John Lovett outlines how to construct a rigid primed board

Art School TODAY

ART INDUSTRY INSIDER with Vanessa Rothe

Hustle and Bustle

Watercolorist Amit Kapoor captures movement and action in his city scenes using purposeful, sweeping brushstrokes

In the Best Light

Cheri Christensen concentrates on value, temperature and color relationships in her animal art

Bold as Brass

Ans Debije uses blades to carve impactful, painterly still lifes in oil

Violet Bohemian

THE ART OF THE PORTRAIT

THE ARTIST AS ARCHIVIST

James Gurney shares his tips for preserving and interpreting your artwork

Unlocking Discoveries

Abstract artist David Michael Slonim talks imagination, intuition and finding your own voice

The Muse

Figurative artist Craig Pursley discusses his experience working with the same model for six years, in which he produced over 100 paintings

Against the Grain

Working gradually and meticulously, Linda Lucas Hardy creates her colored pencil art using the dry brush technique

Spontaneous Color

John P. Smolko demonstrates his one-of-a-kind mark making in colored pencil

Painterly Effects

The signature style of Jane French's portraiture is achieved through a mix of both sharp and loose brushwork

Free Bird

The alla prima technique lends Iryna Khort a sense of unbridled expression when capturing her wildlife subjects

Master Showcase

This painting is of my friend and fellow artist, Alla Bartoshchuk.

Painting With Passion

In every issue of International Artist we will feature a Painting Workshop from one of New Zealand's best artists.

JAMIE CORETH

Perception and Realization

Expressive Forms

Sculptor and SAS instructor Rod Zullo discusses his inspirations and artistic process

Harley Brown's fascinating things no one else will tell you - LIVING THE DREAM

I don't copy what I see, I do what I see.

Finding the Hidden Beauty.

Whenever I get a chance to work with a live model, I ask their permission to take photographs even when they are not posing.

Shared Joy

Claudia Hartley chats with Scottsdale Artists' School about her roots as an artist and instructor

Agile & Precise

Sandra Bartels moves swiftly between pastels and pastel pencils, focusing separately on each area of her subject

Social Realism

Warren Chang breaks down his recent paintings capturing elements of life in California during the past two years

Tactile Response

Anastasia Trusova utilizes gels, palette knives and scrapers to create multiple textures in her paintings

Painting an Intimate Self Portrait

Like most self-portraits, this painting is an personal paintings often arise from rather mundane circumstances.

The Drama of Nature

From plein air studies to final studio paintings, Kim Casebeer distills the intensity and vibrance of the landscape

FIVE PROBLEMS WITH GOUACHE (AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM)

James Gurney tackles challenges specific to the medium of gouache

Not an Easy Task

My teacher, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Loften said that when he looked at a painting, he was looking for three things: feeling, imagination, and the ability to communicate those first two.