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Detailed Observations

Thompson was the Grand Prize Winner of International Artist magazine's Challenge No. 117, Florals & Garden

EDGE of the EARTH

Salt marshes and the wildlife that inhabit them have inspired painters for centuries.

Magical Moments

Matthew Sievers' paintings of rural landscapes and cities are dynamic expressions of light, color and atmosphere.

DISCOVERING Connections

ERIC WERT'S NEWEST STILL LIFES LINK FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND ELEMENTS IN COHESIVE COMPOSITIONS.

THOSE STEPS WE TAKE

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

Craig Williams - Ornithology

Acrylic artist Craig Williams depicts the realistic forms of birds on genuine vintage book pages

Using Complementary Colors

James Gurney explores opposite color pairs

Natural EVOLUTION

THE ARTWORK OF JUDITH BELZER EXAMINES NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC LANDSCAPES.

MONUMENTAL

The landscape in and around Taos, New Mexico, is central to Jivan Lee's latest paintings.

GARDEN Delights

During the Golden Age in the Netherlands, tulip bulbs fetched extraordinary prices in a market bubble called “tulipmania.”

HOW TO MAKE GRADIENTS

James Gurney demonstrates how to get your colors to change gradually throughout your picture

THE ART OF SEEING

Artist Joel Babb's paintings depict vast and intimate perspectives of nature and architecture.

The Start, the Finish and Everything In-between

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

Larger than Life

Michele Van Maurik's large-scale floral works are highlighted by detail, composition and light.

TRIADS Part 2: How to Chart Your Colors

James Gurney tests the properties of three-color palettes

Melissa Helene - Off the Board

Animals come to life in intricate detail through the boldness and versatility of Melissa Helene's scratchboard art

Experimenting with Oil Techniques

James Gurney uses black and white oil paints to demonstrate some unusual techniques

NATURAL SELECTIONS

The Pulitzer Prize winning Kiowa novelist M. Scott Momaday wrote, “I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.”

Understated Beauty

After a four-year hiatus, the American Tonalisty Society returns to New York's Salmagundi Club with their second biennial exhibition and sale, Shades of Gray II

A Grand Event

The Portrait Society of America celebrates a milestone 25th anniversary of its annual Art of the Portrait Conference

In the Shadows

Beginning May 1, RJD Gallery will present Between the Shadows, a new solo exhibition for Erin Ruffino,  whose graphite-based mixed media works are rooted in reality, but also have magical and surreal properties that make viewers question the figures and settings

Magnetic Places

Geoffrey Johnson says he's somewhat lost in the creative process as of late

AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF SILENCE

Kehinde Wiley excavates unsung martyrs in the struggle against oppression in the U.S. premiere of his latest work at the de Young Museum

Gusan Lyon A Contemporary Master of American Art

The award-winning portrait and figure painter Susan Lyon is best known for her beautiful edges and inviting cultural renditions of the human form, capturing life from around the globe

Running the Gamut

The National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society features another exciting presentation of small oil and acrylic works in a variety of subject matter

A Spring Awakening

The California Art Club's Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition challenges artists to create works inspired by the theme of transformation

Leading Ladies

The American Women Artists host their annual, all-female exhibition featuring sculpture and paintings in a variety of subject matter

Hidden Beauty

In describing the work of José López Vergara, Arcadia Contemporary gallery observes, “Although his realist technique requires a strict methodology and rational thinking, his compositions rely on subconscious impulses and demand an abstract expression.”

Fantasy World

In a show of approximately 22 fresh oil and watercolor paintings, hosted at Stone Sparrow in New York, artist Victor Grasso illustrates his new-found playfulness and embraces his inner child

The Wilds of an Inner Life

In her latest show with Chicago-based 33 Contemporary Gallery, figurative painter Ellen Starr Lyon blends still life and portraiture to evoke the quiet yet powerful moments in a woman’s everyday life