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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“The Smell of the Earth” • CAMILLE PISSARRO helped to introduce a new era of landscape painting in the French town of Pontoise.
Houses of Devotion on Top of the World
CONDUITS & MARKERS
ROADSIDE SHRINES
All the World’s a Stage • For internationally renowned set and costume designer John Macfarlane, fine art and theater design converge seamlessly.
Creative Destruction • Jerry N. Weiss shares what we’ve all experienced firsthand: The painting process rarely takes a straight path, hence the benefits of intentional destruction.
WE ASKED... • Name a famous painting that truly captures the essence of a specific place.
WE ASKED... YOU ANSWERED
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PAINTING WITH AN EDGE • Learn how to make the most of your edges with these examples from HELEN OH.
Pen & Ink En Plein Air • DEBBY COTTER KASPARI shares five ways to use the graphic power of black and white to draw on location.
Composition Matters • Try these fixes for design dilemmas.
Putting a Viewfinder to Work • MARLA BAGGETTA takes a DIY approach to composing a scene and translating a thumbnail to a surface.
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USING A VIEWFINDER • A viewfinder is handy when looking for compositions that divide the space into interesting, unequal shapes and patterns of light and shadow.
Working the Roots • The landscapes of artist Macario Pascual bring color and attention to the story of immigrants and laborers in Hawaii’s sugarcane fields.
Drawing Truth From Nature • Luke Allsbrook travels back roads and memories to share expansive heartfelt scenes that highlight subject, light and color.
BUILDING A SCENE
A ROYAL TOUR
Demonstration: Pigeon River Morning
CHEATING AT PERSPECTIVE • Renaissance artists estimated the angles of projection lines—and so can you.
CHALKBOARD LESSON
AMERICA the HOPEFUL • The artistic vision of American Regionalists Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry and Grant Wood epitomized the grassroots heart of a nation.
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Going to Market • Take a quick tour of art-selling outlets and learn what each has to offer.
Independent Study • Resources to inspire + build skills
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WORKSHOPS 2020 • Your Complete Guide to Workshops Here and Abroad
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