Watercolor Artist, December 2009 Digital Download

Features
Ones to Watch
By Jessica Canterbury
Ten of today's most promising watercolor artists reveal the techniques and advice that put them on the path to success.

Bon Voyage
By Ken Gofton
Globe-trotting British artist Felicity House shares her favorite travel palette and a time-saving technique for capturing elusive sunsets on location.

Delicate Dichotomies
By Meredith E. Lewis
Ali Cavanaugh's evocative watercolors offer a snapshot of life, leaving the viewer yearning to know the rest of the story.

Driven to Abstraction
By Tamera Lenz Muente
Ann DeLaurentis deconstructs complex urban landscapes, arranging them into simple patterns of color, shape and line.

Take Your Best Shot
By Al Parrish and Ric Deliantoni
Two professional art photographers show you step by step how to take quality digital photographs of your work. Plus, they break down all the equipment you need and offer solutions for common photography problems.

Columns
Making a Splash
Edited by Jessica Canterbury
Find something for yourself or that special artist on your holiday shopping list, plus tour a thriving Illinois art scene (it's not where you think).

Creativity Workshop
By Pat San Soucie
Experiment with this process for pouring paint and watch the creative juices flow.

Studio Staples
By Birgit O'Connor
An artist tests Daler-Rowney's new line of watercolor paper and offers advice for choosing the right surface for your painting style and technique.

Meet the Masters
By Jane Durrell
Learn how Egon Schiele's watercolors bucked convention.

Watercolor Essentials
By Donald Patterson
Follow along as an acclaimed artist demonstrates his technique for painting leaves, grasses and pebbles.