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English English poet-painter William Blake, a reclusive and visionary artist, produced and published his own books with engraved texts and hand-colored illustrations. Themes of obscure religious and mythical stories and man's quest for the divine permeate all of Blake's writings and paintings while elements of Michalangelo and the Mannerist school and pre-Rennaissance book illuminations are evident in the content of his work. Blake had no use for the visible world around us, relying on his own "inner vision" and inspiration, denying reason as being ultimately destructive to this own "inner vision". — Watercolor Masters: William Blake © 2010 Greg Conley...

Watercolor Temecula CA, USA David Musser's popular watercolor classes and demos are a regional favorite in southern California. Although he mainly works in watercolor, David is fluent in drawing, pastels, oils, and acrylics and teaches drawing, pastel, and watercolor at UC Riverside, CA. He is a plein aire painter who has won eighteen Best of Show or First Place Awards. David was working as a professional musician before a degree in applied art from San Diego State University led to 12 years working as an illustrator, animator, and art director in the motion picture/TV industry. After opening his own gallery...

On the Net: Artist Showcase Missouri, USA "Balanta Swirl" © Suzanne Accettawww.suzanneaccetta.com Ohio, USA "Laura" © Jeff Perrinwww.jeffperrinart.com(PG13) New York, USA "Night Marsh" © Russ Johnsonwww.rhjart.com New Jersey, USA "Foothill Slendor" © Ronald Prattwww.ronaldpratt.com California, USA "Pansies" © Diane K. Smithwww.artbydianeksmith.com California, USA

Embellish your written words through the clever use of watercolor and calligraphy. This watercolor technique shared by Linsey Bugbee is a step-by-step crash course on watercolor calligraphy for beginners.

Watercolor CA,USA Artist Statement: "I grew up in New England and was a realistic Studio Painter for many years. California has always been a mythic land of sunshine that stirred my imagination. A fortunate set of influences helped me arrive at my own style of interpreting the California Landscape. I was probably permanently warped by doing paint by numbers as a child. I fell hard for the work of the early California Impressionists, particularly Granville Redmond and William Wendt. Their work helped me to see the landscape as shapes. It is much easier for me to control hard edges with...

Frederic Remington, an American artist Frederic Remington was born in 1861 in Canton, New York. Mr. Remington is considered one of the greatest western genre painters, sculptors, and illustrators of his time. During the Spanish-American war, Mr. Remington worked for the New York Journal under William Randolph Hearst as a war correspondent. Frederic Remington died on December 26, 1909 at his studio and home in New Rochelle, New York from the effects of an appendicitis attack. — Watercolor Masters: Frederic Remington © 2010 Greg Conley —

American Born in Boston is 1836, Winslow Homer is one of the most notable figures in Civil War era American art. Working as an apprentice to a local lithographer at age 19, and being entirely self-taught, Homer's drawings were in high demand in leading periodicals of the day. After the war Homer then devoted his talents to recording man in the natural beauty of the great outdoors. His Maine seascapes, woodland scenes in the Adirondacks and watercolors of the Bahamas, brought him much acclaim as an accomplished naturalist artist. He died at Prout's Neck, Maine, September 29, 1910. — Watercolor...

American Tony Couch holds a BA degree in Art from the University of Tampa, with followup work at Pratt Institute in New York while he was an artist for Associated Press. He freelanced for years and studied with noted artist, Edgar A Whitney, ANA. Tony is a noted author with many titles available. His book, "WATERCOLOR: You Can Do It!" first published in 1987 is now in its Fifth printing, and is the textbook in several college art departments. Tony's watercolor instruction articles have appeared in most major artist magazines. His 10 "how to" videos are a favorite check-out item...