Digital Issue, The Artist's Magazine May 2013

Highlights in the May 2013 issue of The Artist’s Magazine include:
The Other Watercolor: the Case for Casein
Acrylic Inside & Out
Classical Landscapes, Exquisite Light
Colored Pencil Comes of Age
Learn Airbrush Basics

Features:

Literate Landscapes
Invoking ancient stories, David Ligare works with the figure and with still life to add resonance to the landscape genre.
By Richard Stull

A Case For Casein
By itself or with watercolor and acrylic, casein can provide the enterprising watermedia artist with a range of effects.
By Stephen Quiller

Colored Pencil Comes of Age
Trading exactitude for expressiveness, Joseph Crone, John P. Smolko, Arlene Steinberg  and Shawn Falchetti push the medium toward the edge. 
By Maureen Bloomfield

Painting as Portal
Working with recurrent motifs and in expanding series, Charles Gibbons explores states of mind in his abstract acrylic compositions. 
By BJ Foreman

Columns:

Letters

The Artist’s Magazine’s 30th (2013) Annual Art Competition

The Artist’s Life
Max Ginsburg reports on an exhibition of American realists in Beijing; and more.
Edited by Cherie Haas

Exhibitions

Drawing Board
Work with repeating diagonals to make your figure drawings dynamic.
By Juliette Aristides

Brushing Up
An airbrush is a handy tool for layering and creating gradual color transitions.
By Daniel K. Tennant

Ask the Experts
A conservator explains ultra-violet (UV) light’s effects on various media.
By Bradley Lance Moore

Road Test
An artist evaluates a new line of acrylics from HK Holbein.
By Mark Mehaffey

Master Class
Camille Corot painted a breathtaking sketch in oil on paper en plein air. 
By Jerry N. Weiss

Competition Spotlight
An artist paints a portrait of her daughter at age 7.
By Rita Kirkman