Pushing the boundaries of watercolour

How do you balance the realistic and stylistic in a painting? I like to combine realistic depictions of a landscape with stylistic flourishes that make it a personal vision. My imagery is a visual dia

What paints do you favour and why? I use mostly Golden Heavy Body or Fluid Acrylics. The colour is phenomenal and much stronger than other makes. Mixed media technique is another favourite: I can incl

DRAWING IS GENERALLY where your practical artistic journey begins. A pencil or pen and a sheet of paper is all you need to doodle away. Outlines clarify information, making it easy to access the infor

THOMAS W SCHALLER IS AN INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED WATERCOLOUR ARTIST based in New York. He is the winner of numerous awards, including from the Institute of Classical Art and Architecture, the America

40 years ago, I was first introduced to the art of small scale painting by a friend who painted miniature portraits. With her encouragement and seeing the variety of work at The Royal Society of Minia

BEFORE SARAH JANE BROWN BECAME A PAINTER, she learned to read the sea. Not in the romanticised, windswept sense; but practically, viscerally, day after day. With over two decades working on the water