It’s not too late to enter your art in Splash 12: Celebrating Artistic Vision. It’s easy to enter online or by mail. Just click on Enter Your Art for more information. Happy painting!







Fountain of Light

Richard Stephens

Watercolor on 300-lb. (640gsm) cold-pressed paper

21″ x 14″ (53cm x 36cm)

The Splash deadline is 35 days away, so you’ve still got plenty of time to enter your watercolor art in the twelfth edition of North Light’s Best of Watercolor series.



If you are wondering what sets entries apart to give you a leg up, check out North Light’s online seminar on entering art competitions, available online at www.northlightshop.com. Maureen Bloomfield, editor-in-chief of The Artist’s Magazine, and Anne Hevener, editor-in-chief of The Pastel Journal, walk you through a detailed hour-long Power Point presentation full of helpful behind-the-scenes information about understanding a contest’s requirements and what judges are looking for. Here’s some of the other helpful information you’ll gain from the seminar:



*How to read the rules and abide by them


*What the choice of jurors can tell you about a show


*How to choose works to make a strong, quick impression


*How the jurying process works


*What makes jurors see red


*What to do once you get in a show or win a contest

Download the seminar today in the North Light shop and receive 17% off:

Buy now: Online Seminar: Entering Art Competitions, Enhance Your Chance of Success

Splash 11: New Directions cover image: Ionic Crown by Anne Hudec