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 Watercolor artist Shuang Li shares her plein air palette for painting the ocean and desert in Southern California.
Watercolor artist Tim Oliver shares his plein air palette for painting the big skies and earth tones of West Texas.
Watercolor artist Catherine Hillis shares her plein air palette for painting the seasonal landscape of Virginia.
Watercolor artist James Faecke shares his plein air palette for painting the lush greens of Wisconsin.
Watercolor artist Thomas Bucci shares his plein air palette for painting coastal Maine.
The colors, mixes, and hard-won knowledge that capture each region at its best.
Amit Kapoor shares his process for quickly painting a scene on location.
Hear from a top watercolor artist who emigrated from the Soviet Union
Chien Chung Wei reveals how he deals with the ups and downs of painting.