Even when he was a little kid, Tom Vieth liked to dabble with paints and chalk. He was an artist in knee pants. He graduated from Davenport High (now Central) and that led to the University of Iowa ...

When I first started creating art, before I ever sold a painting, I found a lot of joy in watercoloring, a medium that can be as beautiful as it is simple. Watercolors are so fluid: Even if you’re not ...

I’ve been painting with watercolors for close to 20 years, and while a few people have asked what paints I prefer or what type of paper is best, I’ve never had a person yell at me from 25 feet away, ...

Thirty artists show the diverse possibilities with the medium of watercolors in the North Shore Art League’s Seventh Annual “Watercolor Works.” The exhibit runs through July 13 at the Winnetka ...

Winslow Homer, “Hudson River, Logging,” 1891-1892. Watercolor over graphite on wove paper sheet. (National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection) Review by Angelica Hankins A new show of landscapes ...