Greg Conley

English "John Sell Cotman was born in Norwich, the son of a shopkeeper who turned from hairdressing to haberdashery. He came to London to further his artistic education in 1798, and soon became a leading member of the circle of watercolour artists gathered around Thomas Girtin (1775-1802), despite having little formal training. Soon after 1804 he returned to Norwich, where he became a popular teacher with a huge 'circulating library' of his art for his students to use in their studies. Cotman's popularity surpassed Turner's for most of the twentieth century. He was appointed Drawing Master at King's College School...

American Frank Wilcox was a native of Cleveland, Ohio who became a prominent American Scene watercolorist. In 1906 he enrolled in the Cleveland School of Art and later studied with Henry Keller exploring his artistic boundaries. Between 1910 and 1916, Wilcox and Keller experimented with plein air painting and the techniques of the Impressionists. Wilcox developed his signature style which was American Scene or regionalist genre in a transparent watercolor technique. Using fluid and sometimes calligraphic washes Frank Wilcox chronicled the historic lives of the people and scenery of Northern Ohio. — Watercolor Masters: Frank Nelson Wilcox © 2010 Greg...

Watercolor Toronto, Canada Herry Arifin's calligraphic brushwork instills a vigor and dash to everday urban scenes, still lifes, and landscapes that is hard to rival, effortlessly flowing between abstraction with realism. He's out there On The Net. —GC From "Why I Paint" "Painting is, for me, a way of communicating, of expressing to others my feelings about the world around us. When I retired early, in 2002, I found that I had suddenly lost many of the opportunities for communicating that had come with my work. Painting has filled that need since then, and I think it could do so...

On the Net Watercolor - France Artist Statement: "Time is made of pearls, each a world apart, each a complete life you may call a moment. It's not real, not unreal, it's made of reality and perception. Some moments have a deep resonance with your soul. Watercolor is, for me, the most harmonious way to convey those vibes, through a smile, a color, a shine, a freshness, a just-a-little-something-I-can't-tale, a very special light echoing in me." Joel Tenzin

Maryland, USA "Japanese Garden" © Judy Huangwww.judypaint.com Georgia, USA "Lower Town, Staithes" © Tim Wilmotwizard-systems.typepad.com/tim_wilmots_paintings Bristol, UK "Sentinels" © Amanda Spencerwww.amandaspencer.co.uk Kent, UK "Back Roads" © Tom Joneswww.tomjonesartist.com Florida, USA "White Sails, Blue Water" © Christy Edwardswww.christyedwards.com New York, USA

Watercolors Transylvania, ROMANIA We are proud to introduce Romanian artist Vasile Popescu, the newest member of our Artist Galleries. A dedicated watercolorist, Vasile carried his vocation through a very busy career of chief police officer. Now, he is a full time watercolorist and enjoys it 100%. Vasile is continually taking new challenges while seasoning his artwork with ground breaking watercolor techniques and pushing the frontiers of his personal achievements to limits where only a few other artists can go. "I am very passionate about watercolor. I devote most of my time to painting and, while resting the brush, I always...

French Paul Cézanne was born on January 19, 1839, in Aix-en-Provence, France. While in school, he had become an intimate friend of fellow artist Emile Zola. After a failed return to law school he spent the next twenty years dividing his time between the Midi and Paris. He briefly attended the Atelier Suisse with Camille Pissarro. Cézanne also had long friendships with painters Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Cézanne's watercolor technique relied on subtle overlapping washes incorporating the white of the paper as in integral element in the piece. His method of work was to apply his colors pure with...

Istanbul, Turkey "Barns at Santanoni" © Ken Wheelerwww.kenwheelerstudio.com New York, USA "Watercolor Landscape" © R. Grzeszczakowskiwww.grzeszczakowski.art.pl Poland "Ms. Romanoff" © Rick Clubbwww.rickclubb.com Illinois, USA "Salt Flats" © Nina Allen Freemanwww.ninaallenfreeman.net Florida, USA "Plum Blossoms" © Karen Wrightwww.fine-art.com/msrite1 California, USA