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Watercolor Snowdrops

How To Paint Watercolor Snowdrops: Four video tutorials demonstrating how to paint realistic looking snowdrops with watercolor. Experienced artists demonstrate various watercolor techniques showing you how to paint a white snowdrop flower. The artists overcome the challenge of painting white flowers, noting that careful layering is crucial.

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Vincent Van Gogh Photo

Photos of Van Gogh Paintings

Five Fascinating Photos of Van Gogh Paintings. These 5 photos of Van Gogh’s paintings reveal the continuing fascination with the stunning art work of Vincent Willem Van Gogh. (1853 – 1890) The photo above depicts an immersive art installation featuring large-scale (wall sized) projections of his famous self-portraits. The projections are vibrant, with his characteristic swirling brushstrokes and bold colors.

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A water color painting of abandoned run-down homes in Detroit, with broken windows, and weeds growing tall, with a stray dog in the background.

Water Color Painting Examples

Sometimes it’s helpful to study water color painting examples from great artists of the past. I’ve also found great benefit in watching video tutorials of watercolor painters on YouTube. (Some helpful video tutorial are included in this article.) Lately, I’ve been taking a closer look at AI generated (simulated watercolor) digital art, aka promptography.

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Patterns in Art

Patterns in Art is a new book (2019) by Francesca Leoneschi, subtitled: A Closer Look at the Old Masters. Francesca and her collaborators look closely at the details of famous paintings by the “old masters”. They focus on the beautiful patterns in the fabric and floor tiles found in these paintings. Let’s take a closer

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