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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Artsts Magazine

Sensitive to the Soul • Although best known for his landscapes, JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT painted some of the greatest portraits of the late 19th century.

In a Hot Mess • Does a tidy studio elude you? You’re in great company.

Get the Support You Need • Stephen Bauman shares how you can elevate your portrait painting skills by doing alla prima studies on Stonehenge Oil Paper.

Signed, Stamped, & Delivered • Art director and graphic artist Antonio Alcalá displays his impressive design skills in the United States Postal Service’s Stamp Development Program.

WE ASKED... • For color, what famous artist do you find most inspiring?

CONSIDERING COMPOSITION • HELEN OH demonstrates the various benefits of different compositional formats.

DEMONSTRATION: PICTURE WITHIN A PICTURE COMPOSITION

The Measure of All Things • Artists’ strategies for putting people in perspective have evolved over time, but human perception is always at the root.

Every Trick in the Book • Make your sketchbook a jam-packed page-turner of ideas.

Compositions

Lines of Conviction • The supersized drawings of Rick Shaefer present a nostalgic air of days gone by with a call to attention toward contemporary issues.

MY MATERIALS

COLOSSUS: TWO VIEWPOINTS

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Lining Up Memories • Photographs of her clients’ life-shaping memories provide subject matter and inspiration for SARAH CREASMAN’s mixed-media painitngs.

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THE POWER OF THE PEN • Alphonso Dunn excels in a variety of art media, but he takes particular pleasure in working with pen-and-ink.

Setting Pen to Paper

TOOLS FOR PEN-AND-INK

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Poetry IN Paint • JILL BARTHORPE EXPLORES HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS OF COLOR, LINE AND SHAPE TO CREATE LYRICAL WORKS IN OIL.

INSPIRING FOREBEARS

Mapping the Picture

MY MATERIALS

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The WOMAN in WHITE • The story of Joanna Hiffernan, the muse behind James McNeill Whistler’s famous painting, has inspired a new book and a major museum exhibition.

MORE INTERPRETATIONS

See It This Summer

Keeping you in the know • The artwork of fast-rising star Raúl de Nieves explores themes of adornment, identity and transformation.

Independent Study • Resources to inspire + build skills

WORKSHOPS 2022 Your Complete Guide to Workshops Here and Abroad • Artists never stop learning. Each new painting or drawing can bring another revelation, but when you want to learn more about a specific technique, medium or style, you can’t do better than to take a workshop. Start planning now. On the following pages, you’re sure to find one or many workshops just right for you.

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