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
Categories: Watercolor Paintings GalleryFrederic 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 —
Categories: Artists in ActionAmerican 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...
Categories: Artists in ActionPerkinsville, Vermont, USA Award-winning, nationally exhibited Vermont artist Robert J. O'Brien has been painting in watercolor for over thirty years. Since moving to New England in 1977, he has focused his brushes on capturing the dynamic light splashing through the landscapes and architecture of the northeast United States. Robert was born in 1954 in Rochester, New York. His creative endeavors in watercolor led him to seek the tutelage of the likes of Tony Couch, James Whatford, and the late Marshall Joyce, A.W.S. Using his mastery of fluid and dry brush techniques as a starting point, Robert strives to capture the...
Categories: Artists in ActionFrench 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...
Categories: Artists in ActionOn the Net "When I was three years old and growing up in Hong Kong, one day I came across my teenage neighbour practicing Chinese brush painting. From that moment, I felt inspired me to paint. Being from a working class family, without any encouragement from my parents, I started to learn to paint on my own. In 1973 our family moved to Canada and then I was able to receive the formal art training I was looking for. After graduation, I realized that art school hadn't prepared me for how difficult it was going to be to become an...
Categories: Watercolor Paintings GalleryWatercolor 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...
Categories: Watercolor Paintings GalleryLike most things, watercolors are not created equal. The dollar store palette will not yield the same results as a professional brand. Why? The answer is a bit complicated but I will see if I can explain it to you in just a few paragraphs.
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