Packed with page after gorgeous page of illustrations demonstrating tried-and-true techniques, inspirational ideas and the most up-to-date information about must-have painting tools and materials, watercolorists find everything they need in WATERCOLOR ARTIST to help them create stunning art...from start to finish.
Editor’s Note
Watercolor artist
Sagnik Biswas
New + Notable
NWWS Broadens Guidelines • Online only • 80th Show • October 27–January 1 President: Molly Murrah • NWWS.org
Raggin’ On: The Art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson’s House and Journals • Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio Through October 2021 columbusmuseum.org
What’s Online • Discover more art, instruction and inspiration at ArtistsNetwork.com.
“Silken Banners to the Sun” • CHILDE HASSAM paid an artistic tribute to an island garden and the woman who designed and tended it.
Art Visionaries • 15th-century paper-makers in Fabriano, Italy, invented the process of surface sizing, freeing Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo and every artist since to work differently on paper.
Imagined Landscapes • As artists, we often draw inspiration from the world around us. Our “inner landscapes,” however, can also ignite a creative spark.
DREAM CATCHING
What is your favorite painting spot to return to again and again?
Working the Room • Soak up the atmosphere of an interior space—then re-create that ambiance in a studio painting.
From Sketch to Studio
The Inside Story • Follow my process step by step as I set the focus and mood in a studio painting of a stylish hatmaker’s shop.
Small Wonders • Discover the advantages of sketching and painting in miniature.
WHISKEY PAINTERS OF AMERICA
Creatures GREAT AND SMALL • WHEN PEGGY MACNAMARA WAS SEEN DRAWING REGULARLY AT CHICAGO’S FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SHE WAS INVITED BEHIND THE SCENES FOR A CLOSER LOOK.
Art Strips
Artist’s Toolkit
Making Changes
Meet the Artist
Grand VISTAS • The glorious views and grandiose scenes of landscapes by Cindy Baron arise from personal observation, experimental design and a thorough knowledge of her medium.
Artist’s Toolkit
Meet the Artist
ZEN AND THE ART OF BIRDS • KARL MARTENS combines meditation, Asian calligraphy and a deep knowledge of birds to create extraordinary imagery in watercolor.
Bird Behavior
Beyond Birds
Meet the Artist
Paint a Golden Eagle
The Best of 2020 (in Watercolor) • PREPARE YOURSELF. THIS SHOWCASE OF TOP AWARD-WINNERS FROM A SELECTION OF 2020 WATERCOLOR SOCIETY EXHIBITIONS IS SURE TO INSPIRE YOUR CREATIVITY AND SEND YOU RUSHING FOR A PAINTBRUSH.
JUROR TIPS
Look Up!