artists
dale atkinson
evocative figural style with a fine sense of color and symbolic realism
molly brose
a realist, a texturist, and a seeker for the light inside the smallest things
james boissett
poet in a traditional voice of landscape and nocturnal light
carol carter
dramatic composition and color with a fabulous watercolor technique
jenny davis
flawless watercolor images of glowing youthful women
david dewey
one of the best american watercolor teachers going today
walton ford
sardonic wildlife fabulist (via audubon and la fontaine) in exuberant large format watercolors
laurie frick
watercolors and collages with plenty of color, light, and incident
tim gardner
a miniature photorealist in the extreme ... get yourself a web domain, dude
april gornik
images of clouds, trees and water in shadowy silhouette prints and drawings
guan weixing
prolific watercolorist with a special talent for portraiture
ottorino de lucchi
a warm, precise sense of light and color displayed in serene drybrush portraits and still lifes
william moore
hardworking, fluent LA painter with focus on the streets of Bogota
marlies najaka
relaxed and lyrical use of botanical motifs, and a master of watercolor greens
ted nuttall
relaxed yet lapidary style with a superb eye for lively color and texture
ong kim seng
delightful tourist landscapes that strike a classical yet lyric balance between painting and drawing
john raynes
master portraitist with a relaxed yet analytical watercolor style
charles reid
watercolor as only charles reid can do it — accidental, quirky, full of color
ilana richardson
masterful compositional instinct, beautiful use of color and pigment textures
john salminen
dry eyed poet of the urban environment, this guy can paint anything he wants
glen scouller
splendidly balanced fusion of color, space, brush and line drawing
nicholas simmons
an adventurous craftsman in his unique style of multilevel images rendered in tesselated color
steven skinner
gritty but splendid architectural paintings and miniature "objects of obsession"; includes a brief watercolor tutorial
shirley trevena
exuberant color, energetic textures and assertively "designed" images
lucy willis
an incomparable blending of calligraphic brushwork and realist light
hiroshi yoshida
austere and balanced drawing, but the charm is the masterful use of color to fuse the design and breathe the light
a painting a day
a painting journal separate from this site, and a great painting discipline. i discovered a whole community of artists with similar sites — and decided to join them
materials & techniques
golden paints
well organized and reliable information on pigments, paints and painting techniques
kremer pigments
world's largest source of historical and modern pigments, paintmaking & conservation supplies and instruction
kama pigments
montréal retailer of pigments and paintmaking supplies
paintmaking.com
a site by tony johansen devoted specifically to handmade paints in gum, oil, egg or acrylic dispersions
galleries
nancy hoffman
has in her basement a good collection of watercolors by joseph raffael, carolyn brady and others
graton gallery
a local artists' gallery with a nice collection of regional landscapes
museums
new york museum of modern art
generally does not display watercolors but has a large collection of modern works on paper; inquire with the curator about future exhibitions and private viewings
san francisco museum of modern art
a good representation of modern art exhibitions but spotty for works on paper
new york metropolitan museum of art
an important collection of watercolor paintings by homer, sargent, marin and early modernists
whitney museum
then and now great collection, but a feeble taste for works on paper
los angeles museum of contemporary art
generally shows higher interest in works on paper, including the graphical (cartoon) legacy
community
lines and colors
a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, webcomics, cartoons, concept art and other visual arts
national watercolor society
the largest USA national society, originally the california (yeah!) water color society
american watercolor society
the second largest and oldest national organization
transparent watercolor society of america
a good collection
brooklyn watercolor society
a historically important and exclusive society
florida watercolor society
the largest state watercolor society in the USA
illinois watercolor society
home base for chicago area painters
ohio watercolor society
ohio has a fine tradition of watercolor painting centered in cinncinnati
watercolor society of oregon
great regional society for the northwest
royal watercolour society
the oldest watercolor society in the world, hosted at the bankside gallery (london) web site
royal scottish society of painters in watercolour
the scots have a long and distinguished tradition of watercolor painting
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