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Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines
by Linda Kemp
Ironic. As children, we spend endless hours and boxes of crayons learning to keep the color inside the lines. Then we grow up and devote the remainder of our art lives trying to find our way back to that free, unbounded mindset. Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines will help you make that groundbreaking shift via Linda Kemp’s “positive approach to negative painting.”
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Landscape Painting Inside & Out (Now in Paperback!)
Capture the Vitality of Outdoor Painting in Your Studio!

by Kevin Macpherson
It's one thing to capture the spirit of nature on location, where you're immersed in the sensations and the atmosphere, and responding to what's directly in front of you. It's quite another thing to take it to a larger, more finished canvas back in the studio. The great painters of the past created thoughtful art in their studios with no loss of vitality and spontaneity. And in Landscape Painting Inside & Out, Kevin will be your guide to reliving the outdoor experience inside, enlarging your ideas and refining your compositions so that you work will be enhanced and fresh and full of life and emotion.
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Cincinnati, Ohio artist, Merle Rosen, has always been one of my favorite local painters. Her use of bold color and contrasts results in expressive, vibrant paintings full of energy. She teaches in a way that is both spontaneous and grounded, inspiring students (like myself) to be creative, while keeping them on track with values, proportions and the elements needed for a strong foundation. Merle’s artistsnetwork.tv DVDs on using acrylic collage are just as good as being in her classes. I hope you’ll enjoy these workshops!
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Watercolor A to Z
by Grant Fuller
Turn to Grant Fuller’s Watercolor A to Z for instruction that never goes out of style. For those of you not familiar with this 2008 North Light book, this is the kind of art instruction you’ve just got to love: the kind you can only read with brush in hand...for the kind of learning that feels more like play than work! And, a hands-free, stand-alone format is studio-friendly, letting you paint right along, step by step.
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Art Journey New Mexico
104 Painters’ Perspectives
from the editors at The Collector’s Guide, along with Jamie Markle and Stefanie Laufersweiler from North Light Books
Nothing compares to the creative spirit found throughout New Mexico. Stunning vistas, distinctive architecture and sparkling light, coupled with a thriving network of galleries, museums and studios, make it a popular and enticing destination for collectors, artists and art lovers alike. With Art Journey New Mexico you'll step into the world of 104 contemporary painters from this dynamic art scene as they share their favorite pieces.
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Painting With Pastels
Easy Techniques to Master the Medium
by Maggie Price
For those of you who haven't seen it, Painting With Pastels is a definitive introduction to this glorious medium by Maggie Price, one of today’s best-known pastel artists and founding editor of the #1 magazine on pastel painting, The Pastel Journal.
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Watercolor in Motion
How to Create Powerful Paintings Step by Step
by Birgit O'Connor

A unique book/DVD workshop, Watercolor in Motion shows you how to "go with the flow," moving paint and water across the paper to create stunning color transitions, a striking sense of spontaneity and, ultimately, magnificent paintings.
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Expressive Oil Painting
An Open-Air Approach to Landscapes in Oil

By George Allen Durkee
There’s a world of difference between painting what you see and conveying what you feel. Expressive Oil Painting shows you how to create engaging landscapes that capture a sense of light, depth, movement and above all, your own unique impressions of the world around you.
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Acrylic Revolution
by Nancy Reyner
Anyone who has painted with acrylics knows that they are very versatile. But until you have perused Acrylic Revolution, you may not fully realize just how incredibly versatile they truly are!

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This Is Online Art Instruction at It's Finest! 
From getting published and entering art competitions, to creativity and composition, Artist’s Network Online Seminars are designed to help you achieve artistic success.
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