Joel Popadics
AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
Joel Popadics has been a professional artist for over 30 years. Popadics is an advocate of watercolor and has dedicated his career to the advancement and appreciation of the medium.

Artist Statement:
My formal art training was in oil painting and while I appreciate all that I learned about oils, I love the look and essence of watercolor. When I work with watercolor, I am reminded how unpredictable life is and to always expect the unexpected. I like the feel of a handmade sheet of paper; the cotton fiber surface is slightly irregular and it is surprisingly heavy. Before I start a picture, I know a small spot somewhere on it will be left untouched, unpainted and reserved for my highest value. When I look at a blank sheet, I often ponder where that preserved white will occur.

In a Fog Demonstration: AWS WATERCOLOR EVENINGS, Salmagundi Club, NYC

View his art work: Joel Popadics AWS, ASMA, Watercolorist

Lois Davidson
Ink & Stick Pen
Homemade wooden stick pens are my favorite tool to use for ink drawing or line and wash paintings, the lines and marks achieved are somewhere between a pen and paint effect, from heavy black smears to delicate fine lines and 'dry brush' type effects, all with a soft, charcoal-like finish. All you need is a some waterproof ink - I prefer Indian Ink - a wooden stick and carve the end into a rough point, or something like a chopstick or an old wooden paint brush end that you can sharpen in a pencil sharpener!
Demonstration: Ink & Stick Pen Tutorial, Part 1

Instagram:  Lois Davidson Art

Turner Vinson
Quiet River Scene, Montana
Turner is a plein air painter, now living and working in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, who, along with his wife Teysha, traveled and painted across the country before settling down. He didn't discover his passion for fine art until college, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010. Turner Vinson's work can be found in private collections across the United States, as well as in Canada and Europe.

Plein Air Painting Demonstration: Quiet River Scene, Montana

Instagram:  Turner Vinson

View his art work: CASSENS FINE ART, HAMILTON, MONTANA

THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Monet's Palette and Technique

Learn the Impressionist artist Claude Monet's en plein air landscape painting techniques from his beautiful garden in Giverny, France. Learn more about Claude Monet and his artworks at the National Gallery: https://www.nga.gov/learn/teachers/lessons-activities/sense-of-place-france/monet.html


Monet's Palette and Technique Demonstration: Click here!

Alex Travaras
3 Techniques for Incredibly Realistic Portraits

Alex is a contemporary realist artist who is passionate about preserving the knowledge of past artists for future generations.


3 Techniques for Incredibly Realistic Portraits: Click here!

Alex's Website: Click here!