![](https://watercolorpainting.com/storage/archive/uploads/2015/09/Tom-Fong-Mountain-400268.jpg)
Watercolour Alhambra, CA, USA California native Tom Fong paints with a renowned creative abandon, attacking the paper in his signature "free and loose" style. He distills the artistic essence of whatever subject matter is at hand while imbueing movement, light and color with his wide brush and calligraphic accents. In his popular workshops and demos he entertains and inspires students with a quick wit and skilled hand. Tom Fong is listed as one of the 20 Great Teachers in the March 2008 collectors edition of the Watercolor magazine(American Artist Publications). His art and teaching have nurtured a loyal following of students,...
Categories: Artists in Action![](https://watercolorpainting.com/storage/archive/uploads/2015/09/Barbara-Nechis-Dream448317.jpg)
Watercolour Calistoga, CA, USA The art of Barbara Nechis reflects the rhythms of life in a manner both primal and sensitive. Her artistic vision, one that goes to the core of what creativity and being an artist true to oneself is, first struck a chord with the public when Watercolor The Creative Experience was published in 1979. By the time Watercolor From the Heart was published in 1993 she was well into her own personal artistic journey. She has termed her style of painting "abstract realism," but the actual essence and power of her work lies in her ability to reign...
Categories: Artists in Action![](https://watercolorpainting.com/storage/posts/October2022/40B9VjxOFoCTcull3g9W.jpg)
American Watercolor Master Dong Kingman left the world a legacy of visual happiness. His unique role in the development of American art through the medium of watercolor over the past half-century involved a thorough intertwining of Eastern and Western artistic sensibilities that inspired peers on both coasts to look through new eyes. His colorful, ofttimes whimsical, paintings fused studied elements of realism, cubism, abstract, surrealism, and impressionism into joyous displays of imagination uniquely constructed on the fly, all based on en plein air paintings and sketches made on location all around the world. Blue Moon (1942) Watercolor © Dong...
Categories: Artists in Action![](https://watercolorpainting.com/storage/archive/uploads/2015/09/cycleinthepuddle2161612.jpg)
WATERCOLORS India Being An Artist "We all know that to be able to draw, or paint, or even to possess all the necessary technical painting skills, does not make one an artist. Every work of art is initiated with love and passion, and is an expression of the sum total of the artist's personality. Technical skill is definitely required; but it is merely the tool to communicate one's message. The thing that makes one artist different from another is attitude, and what makes an artist different from a non-artist is attitude. By attitude I do not mean growing a beard...
Categories: Artists in Action![](https://watercolorpainting.com/storage/archive/uploads/2015/09/tonyvanhasselt01.jpg)
East Boothbay, Maine, USA Tony van Hasselt's workshops are still very popular. They should be, this whole "watercolor workshop" thing is largely his fault. As an immigrant-pioneer-art student, he and his friend, artist Jay O'Melia launched the first Painting Holidays workshops in 1963. In 1972, Tony van Hasselt was elected to the American Watercolor Society and in 1992, with Judi Wagner, he co-authored the Watercolor Fix-It Book. They introduced the "8 Building Blocks of Painting" concept to simplify creating, analyzing, and fixing paintings that have gone astray. Tony has been featured in American Artist, Southwest Art, Australian Artist, and his...
Categories: Artists in Action![](https://watercolorpainting.com/storage/archive/uploads/2015/09/tonycouch.jpg)
Cumming, Georgia "WATERCOLOR: You Can Do It!" by Tony Couch was first published in 1987 by Northlight Books. It quickly became the defacto textbook for watercolor instruction at many college art departments. In the 22 years since, he has brought inspiration and joy to thousands of students through his books, videos and watercolor workshops. He has also mentored many future art instructors, many of whom now proudly list attending “Tony Couch” workshops on their resumes. After receiving more than 70 national awards, authoring numerous best-selling instructional books, 10 "How To" videos and being included in exhibitions of the National Academy...
Categories: Artists in Action![](https://watercolorpainting.com/storage/archive/uploads/2015/09/frankwebb.jpg)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Pennsylvania artist Frank Webb, the veteran watercolor artist and teacher, continues to wow those who attend his workshops. Now 82, he has been running his workshops for 29 years, displaying his mastery of composition and firm grasp of design concepts as interpreted through an expressively luminous color sense. He loves to paint and draw, and students and seasoned artists worldwide still love to see what he has to say. He has taught and painted in all 50 states and in 23 countries around the globe. Frank has acrued over 100 major awards including a Dolphin Fellowship from...
Categories: Artists in Action![](https://watercolorpainting.com/storage/archive/uploads/2015/09/chrisroberts.jpg)
Watercolor Workshops Salem, IL, USA Chris Roberts lives, works, and plays out of the southern Illinois town of Salem. His journey to watercolor painting was inspired by the popular PBS watercolor shows and workshops of Bob Fagan in the mid-90s. By the year 2000 Chris had his first website up and running, and is now gaining national recognition for his own work. Preferring to work in plein air, Chris completes his field paintings in 2-3 hour sessions. Before beginning a painting he'll take time to explore, look, and document the subject, getting a feel for the place he is about...
Categories: Artists in Action