SHOP ART ONLINE: June 2017

Watercolor landscape printed on 20 x 16 inch poster entitled "The Storm". Framing available.
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Abstract watercolor on 18 x 24 inch paper entitled "The Turn" for June 23, 2017.

Watercolor on 9 x 12 inch paper, quick sketch for June 19, 2017.

‘A light of pure gold’ — Vincent van Gogh’s Le moissonneur (d’après Millet): Barely appreciated in his own time, positively lionised in ours, Vincent van Gogh led a life as familiar to us as that of any artist in history.

Watercolor abstract on 9 x 12 inch paper entitled "Yellow and Grey" for June 15, 2017.
Just some of the techniques used include dry brush ( top and left ), thinned wash, splattering, lifting with tissue paper, salt for lifting of color, and wet into wet.

Step-by-Step Watercolor Demonstration: Techniques for Painting Mist: Catherine P. O’Neill shares watercolor techniques for pouring and lifting to create a misty effect. Follow along step-by-step in this demo on painting mist.

Abstract Expressionism: Create a bright, gestural abstract landscape in the style of the 1950s American Avant-Garde with a lit tle help from Dorset painter

Abstract art entitled "Gradient in Blue and Purple" for June 10, 2017.

Pope appoints new female director for Vatican Museums: Pope Francis honors his previously voiced intentions to expand the roles of women in the Catholic Church by appointing Barbara Jatta as the new director for the Vatican Museums. Jatta, who has worked with the Vatican since 1996 (in the Vatican Library, overseeing the collection of rare prints) will assume her new position on January 1st.

Abstract art entitled "Red and Yellow Gradient" digital art for June 8, 2017.

Mark Rothko's No. 1 (Painted in 1949) at Christie's on March 7: Mark Rothko’s groundbreaking No. 1 (1949, estimate on request), is one of the artist’s earliest examples of his mature artistic vocabulary.

Abstract art entitled "On the Wall" for June 5, 2017.

Abstract entitled "Skyline". Digital painting over watercolor on paper for June 4, 2017.

How Encouragement and Inspiration Lead to Better Artists: Betsy Dillard Stroud shares how relationships, encouragement and inspiration can not only boost your artistic skill set but can also change your future.

Original abstract on paper in watercolor and enhanced with digital paint. Untitled piece for June 3, 2017.

Explore these key elements to abstract art success: Whether you do abstract art, non-objective, or even realistic, you'll find at least one, if not more, of these 6 basic elements at work.