The Artist's Magazine July/August 2009 Digital Download

Highlights

Exclusive: 7 Tips for Painting Like the Masters

Still Life
Classic & Spare

Turn Social Networking into Art Sales

Tissue-Paper Collage
Eric Carle's Ever-Joyful Illustrations

Features

Classical Iconoclast
Colin Berry ignores conventional color theory with gorgeous results.
Interview by Maureen Bloomfield

Studio Tour
Visit the Florida studio of award-winning artist Dean Mitchell.
By Christine McHugh

Compassionate Painter of Urban Life
Meet George Tooker, an American master who works in egg tempera.
By Robert K. Carsten

A Very Young Heart
Beloved illustrator Eric Carle explains his tissue-paper collage technique.
By Holly Davis

How to Work From Photographs & Still Paint Like the Old Masters
Achieve the best photo references by following these guidelines.
By Koo Schadler

Mediapedia
Learn why colored pencil is undergoing a renaissance.
By Greg Albert

Columns and Departments

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Letters

The Artist's Life
Rust Belt cities revive when artists get to work; astronaut artists, and more.
By Grace Dobush

Exhibitions
Check out this list of shows for the summer.
Edited by Holly Davis

Drawing Board
Work from references to draw a bird in graphite.
By David N. Kitler

Speaking of Art
Try something new—experiment with surfaces and additives.
By Lisa L. Cyr

Business
Turn social networking into art sales.
By By Karen Leland

Ask the Experts
What tools help you see values, and what fixatives are best?
By Anthony Waichulis

Master Class
William Merritt Chase painted a lovely day in Central Park.
By Jerry Weiss

Brushing Up
A rose is not a rose but a series of shapes you can describe.
By Jane Jones

Competition Spotlight
RJ Clark depicts the brilliance of light through water.