Greg Conley

American Phil Dike was born in Redlands, California in the year of the great San Francisco earthquake. When he was 17 he attended the Chouinard Art Institute on scholarship and by 1929 after further studies in New York he was back at Chouinard as a teacher. He became one of the first exponents of a new bold approach to painting watercolors that came to be known as the "California Style." In the 1930s he was a popular teacher and exhibited his work in museums across the country, receiving high acclaim and winning awards. By the mid-1930s he was working for...

American "John Marin was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Weehawken. He attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, studying with Thomas Anshutz, then studied at the Art Students League in New York, and from 1905 to 1909, studied in Europe. In Paris, he associated with the Fauvist circle. John Marin earned a reputation for abstract watercolor paintings influenced by Cubism and Futurism. He was one of the Taos, New Mexico Colony painters in the late 1920s, and his work is credited as an important precedent to Abstract Expressionism. Because he was so respected nationally,...

It's the Year of the Pig, folks! Got any pig-themed pictures in mind? Here's a suggestion: let's celebrate this Chinese New Year with a whimsical painting of a steampunk flying pig!

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

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

American Millard Sheets grew up in California in the Pomona Valley east of Los Angeles and by the age of 19 he was an elected member of the California Watercolor Society. At age 20, he was still a student at the Chouinard Art Institute when the school asked him to teach their watercolor class while he was completing his other studies. By the 1930s Mr. Sheets was exhibiting and selling work at major cities across the US. and Europe. His sales enabled him to travel and paint on location in the US and abroad. When the Great Depression hit he...

New Zealand "Ayne-II" © Eduardo Nicolaiwww.eduardonicolai.com Tierra del Fuego "Capt. Hunter" © Luke Buckwww.lukebuckart.com Indiana, USA "Hoofers Gold" © Mary Francis Hill, NWSwww.maryfrancishill.com Wisconsin, USA "Sailing Event, San Diego" © Shuang Liwww.linkstwo.com California, USA "Port-1993" © Vasile Movileanu (1955-2011)www.vasilemovileanu.com Moldova

English "Thomas Girtin together with his friend J. M. W. Turner, revolutionized watercolour painting and introduced the romantic style in English landscape painting. (Like Keats and Shelley, he died young.) Colour in broad transparent washes together with precise, exquisite drawing (one can scarcely tell where drawing in pencil ends and drawing with the brush begins) make Girtin one of the greatest masters of watercolour painting." — from Terry Fenton's bio of Thomas Girtin. — Watercolor Masters: Thomas Girtin © 2010 Greg Conley — Additional Links: thomas girtin at tate museum thomas girton at www.j-m-w-turner.co.uk