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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“This Alone Like Truth” • VELÁZQUEZ’s portrait of an enslaved assistant presents the subject with incontrovertible human dignity.

Changing of the Seasons • Michelle Wooderson turns spring into fall with the help of a mood board.

Pastoral Elegance • For wealthy Renaissance landowners of Northern Italy, country villas designed by Andrea Palladio and his followers were all the rage.

VILLA CORNARO

WE ASKED... • When it comes to draftsmanship, who’s your favorite artist?

WE ASKED... YOU ANSWERED

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Unfold Your Potential • Move off a single page and try a new, expansive sketchbook format. SUHITA SHIRODKAR demonstrates five creative ideas that an accordion-fold sketchbook makes possible.

Pitcher Perfect • ANDREW S. CONKLIN emulates a masterful still life by painting a similar setup.

Forks in the Road • Mixed-media artist HOLLY HUNTER BERRY shares her strategies for tackling the choices that come along during the painting process.

DEMO: TEXAS TREE

Art Sparks • Ignite inspiration with these 12 idea boosters.

READER HACK • Create a fun palette by gluing seashells to a china plate.

Compositions

BEST in SHOW • What do a knitting machine, Princess Diana and a years-long series of dog paintings have in common? Sally Muir’s surprising story reveals the power of sticking to your process and having a bit of fun with your art.

TOOLS + MATERIALS

MEET THE ARTIST

THE LONG LEGACY OF SHORT LIVES • A suprising number of historically significant artists left their mark before the age of 40.

LET'S TALK CHALK • From classrooms to commerce, the visual language of blackboard art grabs the viewer’s attention and enhances the messaage beyond capabilities of mere words.

FISH-UAL PUN • A cancan-dancing fish may jump the shark of reality, but it totally works in Morgan Fahey’s Poisson Rouge (French for “red fish”) chalkboard panel, a visual/aural pun played on the Moulin Rouge poster by 18th-century French artist Henre de Toulouse-Lautrec.

MESSAGES OF HOPE • Isolated during the pandemic, Louise B. Hafesh used her time to reassess her work and begin a new series of paintings with a positive perspective.

MEET LOUISE B. HAFESH

A SHARED LIGHT • Hafesh used her pandemic-induced isolation to good purpose with her hope-filled Angel series. At one point, however, she realized that maintaining social contact was an important aspect of that hope. To convey this message, she collaborated with artist Lauren Andreach to create a painting in a COVID-safe, socially distanced manner. Her account of the process follows.

The Light From Within • Oil painter MICHELLE JUNG constantly tends a creative fire with new dreams and goals to fuel artistic success.

Meet the Artist

CONVERSATION STARTERS • Engaging, revelatory and honest, Doug Kacena’s podcast, Art Bound, is the voice of contemporary artists.

MEET DOUG KACENA

CONVERSATIONS ON CANVAS

art news • Keeping you in the know

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Perfect Pitch • Publicists like Molly Krause attune their skills to singing an artist’s praises.

Independent Study • Resources to inspire + build skills

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WORKSHOPS 2021 • Your Complete Guide to Workshops Here and Abroad

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