New Website for Buying Shelly’s Art and Prints
There is a new website for buying my art! It offers original, ready to hang artwork and the opportunity to get that artwork in the form of prints. The website…
Toss Out the Rules in Your Watercolor Painting
The article excerpt below is from American Watercolor, and it's for all my watercolor painting compatriots out there. I started out as an acrylic painter but grew to love watercolor…
Supporting Artists: The Power of Direct Donations, Explained by a “Birthday Card”
Why donate to artists careers? Why not just buy their artwork? Obviously, many artists would like you to do both! I know I would. But I'm kind of bad at…
MOCA Pin Up Contemporary Art Show Returns for 2023
The annual pop-up PIN UP show returns to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Atlanta this Thursday, May 11th, (hours are 7-9 pm). This is a very brief show…
Paint the Light, Skip the Details!
Possibly the hardest thing to do as a watercolor painter is to give up trying to paint all the details - every little thing that you see with your eyes.…
Free Andy Evansen Watercolor Demo
It's still warm enough in the South to get outdoors to get excited about new painting subjects. Take your camera or cell phone to capture scenes to paint, or set…
Mystery and Imagination in Painting
Mystery and Imagination are important in my artwork and in the artwork of millions of artists. Many people think that painting from life requires you to follow exactly what you…
AI-Created Art Is Art in Our Minds
Recently the online art news world was subjected to viewing the printed image below, and many people concluded it's not art. I completely disagree! This computer-generated art won a first…
Watercolour World
I just discovered Watercolour World and I'm so impressed with this project. The website states it is "The known world before photography". Capturing the known world really was the purpose of…
Last Chance to See Smyrna Arts Council Fine Art Exhibit
LOCAL ARTIST EXHIBIT AT SMYRNA CITY HALL This exhibit is ending this month! The Smyrna Arts Council and the City of Smyrna welcomed six local artists to the newest…