Artists Magazine

Readers learn painting and drawing firsthand from other artists through written instruction and reproduction, guiding them step-by-step through the creative process. The magazine shows readers a wide variety of creative options, teaching the fundamentals of art making, presenting techniques in different painting and drawing media.

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Pink on Parade • With a classic, vintage aesthetic, rose pink has an everlasting appeal.

From Prose to Splendor • JACOB VAN RUISDAEL painted landscapes filled with the detail and majesty of nature.

Art, Architecture & Natural Abundance • Take a stroll through the 100-year-old Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens for a wellspring of inspiration.

WE ASKED... • What’s your favorite small museum or art organization?

WE ASKED... YOU ANSWERED

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ABOUT FLYING

PACKING FOR THE LONG HAUL • MICHAEL CHESLEY JOHNSON shares his secrets for traveling light—and with all the right stuff.

CHECKLISTS

A Zillion Ways to Fill Your Sketchbook • DANNY GREGORY believes that drawing everything around you opens your eyes to beauty and enriches your life.

Black-and-White Simplicity • In this excerpt of the new release of his classic book, CHARLES REID points out the advantages of monotone photos for assessing values and edges.

PLANNING YOUR EDGES

Color-Mixing Secrets for the Plein Air Painter • Learn how to read local color and recreate it for the most harmonious and stress-free plein air painting.

SMART PICKS • Go-To Products for Savvy Artists

Wide Open Spaces • Capture the grandeur of nature with these tips.

READER HACK

Compositions

ELEGY and NOSTALGIA • The rural landscapes of Joseph Alleman invoke a yearning for simpler times, quiet moments and open spaces.

TIP FOR BEGINNERS

ALLEMAN’S STRATEGIES

MEET THE ARTIST

NATURE as VENUE • Sculpture Fest and Land Art Lab provide breathing room for outdoor sculpture in Vermont.

OFF THE BEATEN PATH • Tracy Levine searches out wide vistas in wild and lonely places for her mixed-media paintings and monoprints.

DREAM STUDIO

Art of the Illustrated Map • Explore the historical significance and modern-day interpretations of this unique form of cartography.

Creating an Illustrated Map

LANDSCAPE LABORATORY • Yury Darashkevich treats his landscapes like his own personal playground, changing light and color as he sees fit.

Play on Words • An anonymous Scottish artist encourages a love of literature through sculptures fashioned from printed pages.

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Critical Advantage • Do yourself—and your art—a favor by cultivating a critical community.

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