Artists That Inspire Me

Do You Know Any Artist Who is Not Inspired By Vincent Van Gogh?

Tweet This post is really about being inspired by two artists one living and one dead   A slideshow of Vincent Van Gogh's work set to the song "Vincent" by Don McLean. It's part of an art and creative writing lesson plan for the patients at Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield. Compiled…(continue reading)

My Featured Artist - Marney Ward Canadian Watercolourist

 Artists Who Inspire Me A New blog Category you will see in the Blog Categories in the Left Sidebar Featured Artist May 2011 - Marney Ward  "The measure of the artist is to have the eye to see the spirit underlying the particulars, and the skill to capture both in paint." Marney Ward…(continue reading)

Painter 12 Digital Watercolor Study of Work by Canadian Watercolorist Marney Ward

  Tweet   Study Using Real Watercolour Brushes in Corel Painter 12  I picked this painting Out of the Blue by Canadian artist Marney Ward to do a Study using only the Real Watercolours  to see how close I could get to traditional watercolour with these new brushes. I didn't…(continue reading)

A Tribute to My Mother - A Fellow Artist by Joan Stillar Hamilton

There are many words I could use to describe my mother   As Mother's Day approaches my grief over my mother's death on February 28, 2011 takes on a new face. One I hope she would consider appropriate. My mother was an artist in so many ways and although her life was filled with long hours…(continue reading)

How To Paint a Peach with Corel Painter 11 Digital Watercolours

Tweet Part Two How to Paint the Bowls in a Digital Watercolour StudyPart Three How to Paint the Jug in a Digital Watercolour StudyPart Four How To Paint the Tea Towel in Still Life Study with Digital WatercolourI haven't painted a Still Life for quite some time and since the techniques and brush use…(continue reading)