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Explore Art Mediums
Discover the materials and techniques represented in the Art Show.

Painting

David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), 1972 Acrylic paint combines pigment with a fast-drying acrylic binder. It can produce effects ranging from thin, transparent washes to thick, textured layers.
Winslow Homer, Breezing Up (A Fair Wind), 1873–1876 Oil paint combines pigment with a drying oil, traditionally linseed oil. Its slow drying time allows artists to blend rich colors, build layers, and create subtle transitions.
Winslow Homer, The Blue Boat (1892) Watercolor paint combines pigment with a water-soluble binder, usually gum arabic. Its transparent washes allow light to reflect through the paper, creating luminous color and delicate layers.
Italian, View of Sorrento, 1810–1840 Gouache combines pigment with a water-soluble binder but contains more pigment than watercolor. It produces opaque color and a smooth, matte finish.
Eamon Ore-Giron b. 1973, Tucson, AZ Infinite Regress CLXXXIII2021 Flashe and mineral paint Flashe is a vinyl-based paint known for its rich, opaque color and smooth, ultra-matte finish. It dries quickly and can be applied to many surfaces, producing flat, even areas of color with little or no reflection.

Drawing

A charcoal sketch of a woman by Mehul Garg, an Indian artist, 2025 Charcoal is a drawing medium made from carbonized wood. Its deep blacks can be blended, layered, or erased to create expressive lines, dramatic contrast, and soft tonal shading.
Swan by Lee Hammond, graphite on smooth bristol Pencil / Graphite is a drawing medium composed of carbon mixed with clay and encased in wood or formed into sticks. It can produce everything from fine, precise lines to broad shading and a wide range of values.
Anna Hammer, Speak No Evil, new media Colored Pencil contain pigment held in a wax- or oil-based core encased in wood. They allow artists to build precise details, smooth layers, rich colors, and subtle shading.
Pastoral Landscape with Tall Trees – Claude Lorraine ~1650 Pencil & Ink combine the soft shading and fine detail of graphite with the strong, permanent lines of ink. Artists may use the two together to create contrast, texture, depth, and precise definition.
Poppies, Isles of Shoals by Childe Hassam, 1891 Pastels are made from powdered pigment combined with a small amount of binder and formed into sticks or pencils. They produce rich color, soft blending, expressive marks, and a distinctive velvety texture.

Print, Image & Combined Media

Still Life with Advertisement, Pablo Picasso, 1913 Collage is created by arranging and attaching materials such as paper, photographs, fabric, or found objects to a surface. These layered elements combine color, texture, and imagery to form a unified composition.
Jasper Johns, Flag, 1954–1955 Mixed Media artwork combines two or more artistic materials or techniques in a single work. Paint, ink, paper, fabric, photography, and found objects may be layered to create varied textures and visual effects.
Ansel Adams (American 1902-1984) Photography is the art of creating images by capturing light with a camera. Artists use composition, lighting, perspective, timing, and digital or traditional processes to interpret and communicate what they see.
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