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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A Portrait on the Road • Welsh artist GWEN JOHN and muse Dorelia McNeill took to the French countryside and created portraits.

Good Habits Pay Off • For Tom Christopher, a disciplined career in illustration paved the road to success in the world of fine art.

The Other Side of Bridges

AERIAL PARKWAY

WE ASKED... • What art school or movement do you find most inspiring, and why?

WE ASKED... YOU ANSWERED

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SKETCHING FOOD • HELEN OH demonstrates how to document memorable meals in an enduring sketch.

STUDIES FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

Taking Sides • OLIVER SIN reveals key points in drawing facial features in profile.

COMPARING MALE AND FEMALE PROFILES • This point of view is especially useful for studying and noting the differences in male and female features.

May I Direct Your Attention? • DAVID DUNLOP offers tips for conveying a figure/ground relationship.

MINI LESSION: Foggy Background

MINI LESSON: Blue Shadows

Turning Inside Out • ANDREW S. CONKLIN combines plein air immediacy with indoor comforts.

THE PERILS OF PLEIN AIR

Get a Handle on Knives • Here’s an art knife primer—because sometimes a brush simply won’t do.

Compositions

The NOSTALGIC IMPRESSIONIST • Kathie Odom lovingly depicts rural scenes rooted in yesteryear with a painterly, light-filled approach.

TOOLKIT

A PLEIN AIR SETUP

TIPS FOR PLEIN AIR COMPETITIONS

ARTISTS IN THE PARKS • National Parks artist-in-residence programs support and inspire democracy, conservation, science education, and creative expression.

Labor of Love

TOTAL IMMERSION • Keeping a sketchbook connects world traveler Erwin Lian to his surroundings in a deeply personal and lasting way.

LIAN’S TRAVEL KIT

ATMOSPHERIC SPLENDOR • English artist Caroline Bailey finds colorful inspiration and a spiritual home in Northern Scotland.

MATERIALS

INDUSTRIAL Beauty • Massive ships, locomotives and scenes of once-thriving industry attract the eye of artist Valerio D’Ospina, who uses oils and a largely tonal palette to create moody pictures with a sense of desolation.

Materials

The Ship

Through the Woods

Meet the Artist

ROAD WARRIORS • Painter Kadin Goldberg and potter Heather Spontak take their art for the journey of a lifetime.

PACKING IT (ALL) IN

Outfit

Purposeful Getaways • If you crave a change of scene, a shift in focus or uninterrupted time, an artist residency can be the answer.

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ART & ALTRUISM

Independent Study • Resources to inspire + build skills

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