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.

REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

AN ODE TO THE CITY

Artists Magazine

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Designing Warhol at the Whitney • Exhibition designer Melanie Taylor, of the Whitney Museum of American Art, reveals the creative process behind a major retrospective.

On the Thames • JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER relocated to London and transformed English art.

WE ASKED... • Name a 20th-century artist whose work you wish was taught in every Art History 101 class.

WE ASKED... YOU ANSWERED

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CREATE YOUR OWN SKETCHBOOK

SKETCHBOOKS • HELEN OH explains how to create hand-folded sketchbooks with a lay-flat binding for the perfect customizable project—and then shows it in action.

WATERCOLOR SKETCHES

Why I Draw • Need some encouragement for making time to draw? Keep these six practical reasons in mind for developing—or sustaining—a regular practice.

THE BENEFITS OF DRAWING DAILY

A Well-Played Setup • ANN TRUSTY reveals the secrets to staging a still life that catches and holds the eye.

STAGING A SETUP

In the Neighborhood • ANDREW S. CONKLIN completes a three-day, on-site project with the help of planning, time management and cooperative weather.

Sketch the City • Try an urban excursion with these tips.

READER HACK

URBAN VIBE • CATCH THE CITY BEAT WITH THESE PRODUCTS

Compositions

The Delight’s in the Details • Stephen Wiltshire’s pen-and-ink drawings of major cities are feats of meticulous draftmenship, remarkable memory and unstoppable drive.

Sketching Montreal • After giving up painting for many years, Shari Blaukopf returned to watercolor by painting a sketch a day. She has since built a body of work that offers a lively tour through her home city’s everyday scenes.

SKETCHING ON THE GO

ADVICE FOR ARTISTS

THE YEAR OF REMBRANDT • Few cities are so closely identified with a single artist as Amsterdam is with Rembrandt.

A CITYWIDE CELEBRATION

An Ode to the City • English artist Douglas Gray sensitively establishes atmosphere and mood to invoke a powerful sense of place in his cityscapes.

MINIMAL TOOLS OF THE TRADE

3 TIPS FOR BEGINNING ARTISTS

Outfit

Get the Word Out • Write a press release that maximizes show attendance and draws the ideal audience for your work.

PHONE SMARTS

For Inspiration, GO WEST! • We asked eight in-the-know artists about their favorite painting spots in the Western U.S. We also discovered their favorite go-to places for soaking up inspiration and rekindling creativity.

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