What to Read: Watercolor Inspiration
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The Cover Story: Artist Holly Dyrland Shares the Inspiration Behind Her Impressionistic Landscape
Regardless of time of day or season, Canadian artist Holly Dyrland finds endless inspiration in the mutable sky, capturing its beauty and emotion i…
In the Swim: Two Artists Explore Light, Color, Movement, and Memories in Scenes of Water
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5 Tips for Sketching Skies
Top Tips from Anda Styler: 5 Simple Rules Every Beginning Painter Should Know
7 Tips for Painting Sunny and Stormy Skies
Burning Question: What step in your painting process feels most vital?
From inception to final details, each phase of painting plays a role—but one always stands out. Three artists reveal the stage that makes their w…
Carl Bretzke’s Top 5 Tips for Painting a Night Scene
6 Tips for Painting Cloudy Skies En Plein Air from Artist Anda Styler
Here are six tips Styler shares for capturing the essence of a cloudy sky when painting en plein air
Deep Thoughts with Stephen Zhang, Splash 26 Juror of Awards
10 Tips for Painting Bodies in Motion
These strategies will help you see figures as shapes and gestures, convey genuine emotion, and infuse your artwork with a lively, authentic human p…