Drawing Portraits in Charcoal:  Insight on drawing materials, common challenges and the use of light and shadow, By Nathan Fowkes  •  Station Points: Tips & Insights from James Gurney: Do Gouache and Watercolor Play Well Together?  •  Professional Artist: Why Are Commissions So Important? A look at the key elements of commissioned artwork, By Graeme Smith  •  Painting Workshop:  New Zealand artist Richard Robinson critiques some student paintings from his online workshop and demonstrates key points with his own painting  •  Discovering Art: The Making of an Artist Part 71, Space Division & Hunan Sunset, By Barry John Raybould  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • A Place in the Sun • Shades of Central Park • Art Shows & Fairs 
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Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Painting Workshops • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • Artist Groups & Societies Directory • art Prize Challenges

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Winter Spell • Special Section: Art Materials & Supplies • Art Prize Challenges • Workshops • Demonstrations • Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Mastering Pigments • Got Your Back • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • International Prize Winners • The Art of the Portrait

25th Anniversary Issue  The Fab Four • Blazing the Trail • Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Art Prize Challenges • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • Creative Spark

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Painting Workshops •  Everything from the Earth • Game Plan • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • Art Prize Challenges • The Art of the Portrait

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Searching for Home • The Ink and the Grain • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • Painting Workshops • Important Principles of Art • Creative Spark • Art Prize Challenges • The Art of the Portrait • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • SEWE: Forever Wild • The Voyage • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • Art Prize Challenge • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • Painting Workshop • Important Principles 
of Art • Creative Spark

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Larger Than Life: Carin Gerard explores nature in her immense paintings, balancing the classical realism of the Renaissance with the spirit of contemporary art • Capturing Claus: James Gurney shares his experience depicting the enduring, folkloric figure of Santa Claus • Art Prize Challenges • The Art of the Portrait • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Shades of Expression • Setting the Stage • Station Points • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • Painting Workshops • Award Winners • Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media demos • Watercolor demos and workshops • Pastel demos

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Craig Purlsey's Muse •  Where Van Gogh Painted • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • The Art of the Portrait • Demonstrations - oil, acrylic, colored pencil, watercolor and more • Workshops

The Art of Collaboration: Kevin Grass breaks down the commission process, from working with clients to preliminary designs and logistics  •  Have Watercolors, Will Travel:  Watercolorist Roger De Muth shows us how to make compact art boxes for carrying supplies while on the go  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School: Claudia Hartley chats with Scottsdale Artists’ School about her roots as an artist and instructor  •  Station Points—Tips & Insights from James Gurney: Five Problems with Gouache (And How to Solve Them)  •  Social Realism: Warren Chang breaks down his recent paintings capturing elements of life in California during the past two years  •  Art in the Outdoors: Part 3 – What To Paint When You Arrive, By Michael King  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School: Scottsdale Artists’ School sits down with Marianne Mitchell to talk self-con  dence, personal growth and developing an artistic voice  •  Station Points—Tips & Insights from James Gurney—Art Videos: Best Practices and Pet Peeves  •  Plans of Attack: Multidisciplinary wildlife artist Daniel Wilson breaks down his processes for working in charcoal and acrylic  •  Art in the Outdoors—Part 2 – Shifting Color Temperature, by Michael King  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School: Artist and SAS instructor Ron Hicks discusses his influences, artistic progression and painting from the heart  •  Station Points—Tips & Insights from James Gurney: How to Make Gradients  •  The Way of Watercolor: Part 4 – The Power of Iteration  •  Art in the Outdoors: Part 1 – Plein Air Painting and Artistic Growth  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School: SAS sits down with instructor Tim Horn to discuss his small-town roots, current projects and how he stays creative  •  Station Points—Tips & Insights from James Gurney: What Brain Science Teaches Us About Painting, Part 2  •  The Way of Watercolor: Part 3 – The Mechanics of Water  •  A Road Leading Many Places: Thomas Paquette demonstrates how artists can utilize iterations to explore a range of possibilities in their work  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School: SAS sits down with instructor and canine portrait artist Johanne Mangi  •  Station Points—Tips & Insights from James Gurney: What Brain Science Teaches Us About Painting, Part 1  •  The Way of Watercolor Part 2 – The Value of a Notan  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School:  A conversation with artist and instructor Dustin Van Wechel  •  Station Points—Tips & Insights from James Gurney: Painting Realistic Dinosaurs  •  The Way of Watercolor Part 1: Thinking Negatively,  By Stephen Berry  •  Open Air: The rich tradition of plein air painting is about connection, emotion and a passion for the great outdoors,  By Alyssa M. Tidwell  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Station Points—Tips & Insights from James Gurney—TRIADS, Part 2: How to Chart Your Colors  •  Fur, Feathers & Scales: Wildlife artists working in a variety of mediums share their processes for capturing the unique textures of animals  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

NEW COLUMN!–Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School: A conversation with artist and instructor Derek   • Station Points–Tips & Insights from James Gurney: TRIADS, Part 1: Plein Air Experiments •  Defining Your Creative Voice: Using three essential aspects of visual expression can help artists stay true to themselves • Mastering Still Life Painting Part 4 – Avoid the Anxiety of Painting Roses with this Easy Stage-by-Stage Process • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Station Points: Tips & Insights from James Gurney: How to Paint a Spotlight Effect  •  A Painter’s Journey: Part 7 – The Painter as Teacher  •  Mastering Still Life Painting: Part 3 – 6 Painting Pitfalls to Avoid in Still Life  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Mastering Still Life Painting:Part 2 – 3 Steps to a Successful Still Life Composition  •  Learning from the Masters: Painting copies of the old masters helps the artists of today to learn 
new techniques  •  And Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

A Painter’s Journey Part 5 – Creating a Vision • Mastering Still Life Painting:  Part 1  – Creating a Successful Process: An Alla Prima Approach for Still Life Painting • Past and Present  Compositions from two ongoing series celebrate people and places throughout history • Painting Porcelain:An inside look at the history, techniques and artists working in this traditional art form • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

A Painter’s Journey Part 4 – Diamonds in Your Own Backyard  •  Station Points—Tips & Insights from James Gurney:  The Pencil: Thinking and Technique  •  The Art of Still Life—Modeling Forms: Sculpting in Two Dimensions  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Thriving in Nature: Painting from life has enhanced Daniel J. Keys’ still lifes and landscapes  •  Derived from the Old Masters: Noah Buchanan shares his own method of indirect painting based on years of study  •  A Painter’s Journey Part 3 – The Studio Boat  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

A Painter’s Journey: Part 2 – Painting Knives at Work  , Station Points: Tips & Insights from James Gurney,  Painting Snow Scenes in Gouache, The Still Life: A look at Richard Schmid’s newest book on still life painting, Truth & Beauty: After cutting his teeth on billboards, painter Tim Solliday turned to Western art and never looked back,  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

An Painter’s Journey Part 1 – An Introduction to Painting Knvies • Richness of Color in Oil Paintings • Home of the Brave: Mary Whyte’s impressive series of watercolors honors armed service members after they return from battle. • and Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

28 Station Points: Tips & Insights from James Gurney: Experimenting with Oil Techniques  •  An Artist’s Artist : Remembering the life and legacy of portrait artist Everett Raymond Kunstler, by Michael Shane Neal  •  Dreamscapes: J. Louis blends artistic styles in his textural figurative paintings that have a strong focus on technique and subject matter, by Alyssa M. Tidwell  •  and Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Truth in Detail: Chinese-American painter Z.S. Liang turns to historical detail to bring to life his works showing Native Americans, by Dan Corazzi  •  Brought Into Focus:  A recent retrospective allowed T. Allen Lawson to stand back and see his work from a new perspective,  by Michael Clawson  •  Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

Station Points: Tips & Insights from James Gurney: Sketching Irish Musicians • Surrounded by Inspiration: An artist residency in the Eastern Swiss Alps allowed for close examination of the environment through multiple seasons, by Devdatta Padekar • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World

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International Artist Magazine - June/July 2017 • Issue 115

International Artist Magazine - June/July 2017 • Issue 115

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