Lemon may become your favorite new art supply staple, as its acidic content produces a gentle lightening effect on water-soluble paints like watercolors without damaging the medium.

Stan Miller will teach “ Painting Animals in Watercolor ” at Spokane Art Supply, which runs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 27-28. Costs are available by emailing [email protected].

The North Wind, Emily Brontë, 1842 Forum Auctions A rare painting by Emily Brontë, the British author best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, has sold at auction for $42,000.

But unlike many emerging artists, Brown, 78, spent more than 50 years between his college years and discovering his passion and talent for watercolor painting. Brown, of Lancaster, says he ...