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Colors in the Open Air: Door County Plein Art Festival 2025

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The Best of Acrylic 2025: Discover the Winning Qualities of These Top 3 Paintings!  

Announcing the top winners of the AcrylicWorks competition. See this year’s best acrylic paintings of the year.
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Paint Backgrounds With Power and Purpose: 3 Approaches

This guide explores three main types of backgrounds for portraits and figure paintings: solid, representational, and abstract. Learn how to choose the right one to frame your subject, add a sense of place, or simply create visual harmony.
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Puzzling Out Portraiture in Pastel

Tired of getting lost in the overwhelming details of portrait painting? Artist Ilene Gienger-Stanfield offers a refreshing solution
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Drawing the Figure From Life

Discover how to create powerful drawings from life by focusing on the “why” of a pose and simplifying it to its core.
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Opening Tomorrow at the Art Institute of Chicago—Elizabeth Catlett

Bringing together more than 100 works from across Catlett’s awe-inspiring career, this retrospective, opening tomorrow at The Art Institute of Chicago
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Colors in the Open Air: Door County Plein Art Festival 2025

The Best of Acrylic 2025: Discover the Winning Qualities of These Top 3 Paintings!

Paint Backgrounds With Power and Purpose: 3 Approaches

Puzzling Out Portraiture in Pastel

Drawing the Figure From Life

Opening Tomorrow at the Art Institute of Chicago—Elizabeth Catlett

Mastering Watercolor Paint Properties

Master of Watercolor Magic: Joseph Zbukvic

On the Shelf: 2 Can’t-Miss Books for Artists

When Less Says More in Your Art

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