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

Find Your Tribe

Free Bird

FAVORITE SUBJECTS • All the Prize Winners in our International Artist Magazine Challenge No. 145

HOW TO ENTER OUR ART COMPETITIONS

ART PRIZE CHALLENGE SERIES • A continuing series of art competitions designed to encourage the best talent working in the world today open to any painting or drawing medium.

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM

Educate, Inspire, Connect

Words of Wisdom • from the 2025 The Art of the Portrait Faculty Artists

Master Showcase

Step by Step: Capturing Expression

On the Wing • Artists Christopher Forrest and Michael Dumas dive into the vast world of bird art, from observation to application

We Ditched Art School, Hopped the Freights and Wrote a Book • James Gurney shares the story of his friendship with American painter Thomas Kinkade

Steeped in History

Artist Groups & Societies Guide

Apex Predators • Growing up in Kenya surrounded by nature, Guy Combes talks about the passions of painting wildlife

BACK-UP PLAN • An overview of the data storage options for all of the digital files that make up your art business

Rhythm and Control • Deliberate brushwork, accurate proportions and a strong sense of volume breathe life into the portraiture of Jie Gao

No Place Like Home • Focusing on color mixing and composition, Kayla Martell paints blissful interior scenes

Skyscapes • Ksenya Verse highlights the intricate textures, variability and sculptural nature of clouds

The Shape of Color • Acrylic painter Virginie Schroeder uses color as structural elements in her artwork

Pure Energy • Paul Bailey renders the Welsh coastline with a set of dynamic acrylic techniques

Moved by Instinct • Inspired by the beauty of nature, Jean Haines’ watercolors bloom with spontaneity

Gesture & Expression • Working in soft pastels, Yael Maimon creates impressionistic depictions of her feline subjects

Bucolic splendor

Intuitive response

Something beguiling

Garden Sketches • Using just a small sketchbook, John Lovett creates a warm pond scene in watercolor

Critiques for the Up the Creek Workshop • In every issue of International Artist we feature a Painting Workshop from Richard Robinson, one of New Zealand’s best artists

Stay Connected… WITH FINE ART

YONG HONG ZHONG • Explore the studios of some of the world’s best artists

HUNCHES ARE BUILT UPON WISDOM • Harley Brown’s fascinating things no one else will tell you

Creative Spark

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