Spotlight: Joe Friddle, Watercolor Artist
Joe Friddle began his career in marine biology. He found his artist's path via the teaching road. Starting with pencil portraits, Joe transitioned to watercolor when he encountered Texas artist...
Painting & Drawing
Drawing and painting ideas are as unique as each artist. Colorful drawings include watercolor drawings, abstract compositions – anything you can imagine! Sketch painting can guide artists to their finished oil or watercolor paintings. Let our drawing and painting artists inspire you to sharpen your pencils and dip your brushes – make some art!
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Spotlight: Holly Smith, Watercolor Artist
With her Captain, cocker spaniel Murphy, watercolor artist Holly Smith lives and paints aboard her sailboat, Helian. Combining watercolor and color pencils, Holly makes efficient use of limited space to...
Spotlight: Sarah Simon, Watercolor Artist
Sarah Simon started on a typical, expected, safe career path, but always knew she had an artist inside. When she had to think about a career change and an injury...
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Spotlight: Chilu, Visual Artist
Chilu has worked as a web and graphic designer, and illustrator. She became an artist to have flexibility in her schedule as a mother. Inspired by the world around her,…
Spotlight: Junko Yamamoto, Multimedia Artist
Junko Yamamoto is a multimedia artist who creates modern layered oil paintings. She also enjoys printmaking and creating 3-dimensional installation art, finding inspiration for her designs everywhere. When was the…
Spotlight: Akemi Ki, Illustrator and Textile Designer
Akemi Ki spent her childhood drawing pictures. Now, she creates textile designs for Spoonflower, and creates highly detailed illustrations on 3D cards, concertinas, and gate fold card. For Akemi, imagination…
Spotlight: Kirsten Bollen, Modern Landscape Artist
Like many others, Kirsten Bollen turned the pandemic into finding her artistic voice. Inspired by the Rocky Mountains, she creates modern landscape art with her colorful limited palette. Oh, and…
Spotlight: Brandon Vosika, Painter and Poet
Brandon Vosika is a Canadian American painter, poet, and sculpture artist living, working, and building his own frames in Seattle, WA. From his haunted downtown studio, Brandon turns indistinct feelings…
Spotlight: Boyd Steer, Artist
Boyd Steer did a bit of drawing in high school and they reappeared as doodles as an adult. In his mid-seventies, he started taking classes and his art took off!…
Spotlight: Kuhn Hong, Artist
Kuhn Hong started sketching on the backs of scrap paper his mother brought home after teaching school. He continued his love of art throughout high school, and then attended medical…
Spotlight: Yolanda Sanchez, Visual Artist
Yolanda Sanchez came to art later in life. She works in both textile art and painting, inspired by nature. Her work is light and colorful celebrating the joy in the…