International Artist

International Artist takes you inside the studios of the world’s best artists. The magazine displays practicing artists describing their approach and work process in all painting mediums.

International Artist • Issue 156 April/May 2024

Global Strokes

Beautiful World

WILDLIFE • All the Prize Winners in our International Artist Magazine Challenge No. 140

Nicky Shelton • Western Australia, Australia, Waratah, oil, 30 x 20" (76 x 51 cm)

Priya Gore • Queensland, Australia, Love to Love, acrylic on canvas, 39⅓ x 39⅓" (100 x 100 cm)

Garry Kravit • Florida, USA, Stryker, oil, 16 x 20" (40 x 50 cm)

Deborah LaFogg Docherty • Florida, USA, Pink Myrtles, oil on canvas, 14 x 11" (35 x 27 cm)

Alison Clark • Victoria, Australia, Big Daddy, oil on superfine canvas, 18 x 24" (45 x 60 cm)

Marsha Gilger • Ohio, USA, Lift Off, colored pencil, 16 x 20" (40 x 50 cm)

Olga Belova • Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt, Guard, silk painting, 26⅓ x 20½" (67 x 52 cm)

CALL FOR ENTRIES • HOW TO ENTER OUR ART COMPETITIONS

CALL FOR ENTRIES • ART PRIZE CHALLENGE SERIES

Florals & Gardens

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST CHIEF JUDGE

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM • THREE INTERNATIONAL ENTRY POINTS

In Pursuit of the Beautiful • Robert Lemler discusses artistic expression, career recognition and the joys of teaching

Chairman’s Letter Competitive Spirit • The Portrait Society of America

Words of Wisdom from the 2024 Art of the Portrait Faculty Artists

Master Showcase

Portrait of John Symond AM

PAINTING WITH A FOREGROUND FOCUS • James Gurney shares a practical method for painting a botanical study on location

Stay Connected… WITH FINE ART

A PLACE IN THE SUN • The Bennett Prize gives women figurative realists a chance to shine on a monumental scale

SHADES OF CENTRAL PARK • In light of his current exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, watercolorist and native New Yorker Frederick Brosen shares his experience painting the iconic Manhattan park across all four seasons

CALLING ALL ARTISTS

ENTERING ART SHOWS • The ins and outs of submitting your artwork to juried shows

Bringing Emotion to the Surface • Beginning with the details and working outward allows Kesja Tabaczuk to focus on the most important elements

My Art in the Making Hushed Dreams

Wetland Glow • Hillary Scott focuses on atmospheric perspective and color temperature to create her radiant landscapes

My Art in the Making Morning Mist

High Class • Todd M. Casey demonstrates his process for painting a still life using the indirect method of painting

My Art in the Making Hanky Panky

Illumination • Lyn Diefenbach approaches pastels with a sculptural hand, creating depth and liveliness in her florals

My Art in the Making Incandescent

Balanced Composition • Bunyod Suvonov creates expressive portraits that fill the paper with a sense of harmony

My Art in the Making Fragrance

A Patient Process • Landscape artist Nicki Ault approaches her paintings by building up layers of acrylics and oils

My Art in the Making Boreal Oasis

Linear structure

Light as air

Keeping it fresh

Iterative Painting • In every issue of International Artist we feature a Painting Workshop from Richard Robinson, one of New Zealand’s best artists

SUSAN PATERSON • Explore the studios of some of the world’s best artists

DREAMS DO COME TRUE • Harley Brown’s fascinating things no one else will tell you

SERENE

Creative Spark.

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