International Artist February-March 2025/No. 161

Welcome to the February/March issue of International Artist magazine! We are expecting great things in the art world in 2025. New artists will be discovered, existing artists will gain more recognition and master painters will continue their quest for genres that capture our collecting interest. All along the way we are creating community! In this issue we have brought to you our second annual guide to art groups and societies. We believe that artists by nature collaborate, inspire and admire like-minded artists’ work. There is a saying, “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” We hear artists discuss this often, especially as their journey becomes their career. Joining a society or group like the International Guild of Realism, the Colored Pencil Society or the Portrait Society will bring…

I have always loved art. Like most of you, I’ve loved it ever since I was a kid—drawing characters from my imagination and creating stories around them. Through the years, I’ve come to learn and appreciate all of the ways that creativity manifests within the world. All of the different mediums out there to experiment with, all of the styles, subjects and ways in which individuals express themselves and what they love. Lately, I have been drawing quite often. And because it always feels more natural when you draw or paint what you know and love, I’ve gravitated toward birds. As an avid birder, it’s been such a joy. I’ve enclosed some photos of a tufted titmouse and a great horned owl that I drew a few months back. They…

Tracy Frein Illinois, USA, Bound by her weakness 2, colored pencil, 21 x 12" (53 x 30 cm) Grand Prize is a four-page editorial feature in American Art Collector magazine The Human Spirit After responding to a “call for artists” posted by the non-profit Mental Health America of Illinois back in 2012, artist Tracy Frein began documenting subjects struggling with mental illness. The peer-led awareness project featured 24 stories written by authors with lived mental health experience. The stories and artworks would then become part of a series of community conversations held in venues across Illinois and nationwide, all culminating in a gala and silent auction held by Mental Health America of Illinois. “I use my work to bring awareness to issues surrounding mental health and give a broader spectrum of…

FULL COLOR DIGITAL PRINT-OUTS Use the Official Entry Form over the page ONLINE Visit our website to upload digital files of the images you want to enter and pay for them using our secure server. www.internationalartist.com To upload your entries you need to prepare your image files to be at least 400 pixels at the shortest edge. Once you are in the Official Online Entry page simply select which challenge you wish to enter then follow the prompts and finally pay the entry fee via our secure server. There you can also see other entries received along with past winners of our competitions. CHALLENGE ENTRY FORM SCHEDULE AND CLOSING DATES HINTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK • Set your camera to the highest quality available.• Shoot your paintings dead square on and…

ENTER OUR NEW ART COMPETITION CHALLENGE No. 147 People & Figures See your work published in International Artist magazine and also receive a 4-page Editorial Feature in American Art Collector, the prestigious magazine read by collectors and galleries looking for new art work in the world’s biggest art market. Winners and Finalists in our competitions don’t just win awards to hang on their walls. The real value of entering and being one of the winners is that your work will not only be seen by hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide but also by leading galleries and collectors in America, the biggest art market of all. Our Grand Prize Winners receive a 2-page spread in International Artist magazine and a 4-page Editorial Feature in American Art Collector. Publicity at this…

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