Artists in Action

Keep in mind that Monet used watercolors, pastels, and oils, so some of these results might not be achievable with only watercolors. Whenever you are setting out to copy a great painting, do research as to the type of medium the original artist used. Trying to reproduce an oil painting with watercolors may lead to disappointment as these two mediums behave and dry very differently

Dutch Vincent Van Gogh was an artist whose work is one of the formative influences of 20th-century art and whose life of suffering has become legendary. The son of a Dutch parson, he was employed by a firm of art dealers in The Hague, London and Paris. Afterwards he became in turn a schoolmaster in Britain, a missionary to the miners in the Borinage, Belgium, and finally, in 1880, an artist. In 1886 he left Holland for Paris, where he lived with his brother Theo, one of the few art dealers encouraging such artists as Bernard, Degas, Gauguin, Seurat and...

Hungarian, Canadian, American Zoltan Szabo was born in Hungary where he attended Art school before he immigrated to Canada in 1949 and then to the United States in 1980. Best known for his fluid and decorative watercolors, he was an artist, author and teacher and has influenced thousands of artists in the United States, Canada, Europe and Saudi Arabia. Zoltan authored and illustrated over 10 popular watercolor instruction books. Those who had attended his popular workshops list them proudly in their resumes. — Watercolor Masters: Zoltan Szabo © 2010 Greg Conley —   Paul Rubens Artist Watercolor Paint Set,36*5 ml...

American Edgar A. Whitney was an avid teacher and made beautiful art influenced by elements of modern design and the wet in wet technique of J.W.S. Cox and others. Mr. Whitney's book "The Complete Guide to Watercolor" has been a mainstay in many artist's reference libraries. His influence can be found in many contemporary watercolorist's work. — Watercolor Masters: Edgar A. Whitney © 2010 Greg Conley —

American Frank Webb (AWS, NWS) of Edgewood, Pennsylvania, studied at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Working as a professional artist since 1947, he has received more than 90 major awards including a Dolphin Fellowship of the American Watercolor Society. A noted art instruction author, Frank's Webb on Watercolor (North Light Books) is an excellent reference book for watercolor artists. Since 1980, Webb has conducted workshops throughout the United States and around the world. Frank's work has appeared in invitational shows in Mexico, Scotland, England, Canada, Australia and the Republic of China. Mr. Webb is a frequent and popular juror for...

English Although Joseph Mallord William Turner learned much about light, atmosphere, and water reflections from the likes of Claude Lorrain and other Dutch marine painters, he pushed the envelope by expanding and egrandising the role of light, color, and color key in painting. One of his primary concerns was the overall romantic effects attained through light and color. Turner's later works foreshadows the Impressionists that followed him. — Watercolor Masters: J.M.W. Turner © 2010 Greg Conley —

American "James McNeill Whistler, the painter of that most American of works--the very icon of American motherhood--"Arrangement in Grey and Black" (better known, of course, as "Whistler's Mother"), ironically left the United States at the age of twenty-one, never to return. Whistler lived as an expatriate, alternating between London and Paris depending on the local artistic climate at the time. Egotistical, abrasive, and yet extremely talented, he stands as an isolated figure in art history, never directly associated with a specific style or school of painting. As a result, Whistler's work has in modern times rarely received the attention it...

American Milford Zornes was born and raised in Oklahoma and he finished high school in California. After spending a couple years hitch-hiking across the USA he ended up studying art in 1927 at the Otis Art Institute. His watercolor instructor was Millard Sheets, a gifted painter and teacher, who joined Zornes as member of the "California Group." Mr. Zornes started winning awards for his work by 1933 and soon found himself working as a P.W.A.P. artist in the New Deal, painting murals in government and public buildings. In appreciation he was given a one man show in Washington, D.C. where...