Highlights
How to Sell More Art
During Tough Economic Times
Annual Portrait Issue
Create Depth
5 Keys to Atmospheric Perspective
Discover Oil Pastels
Fast, Fun, Freeing
Features
Les Femmes
Working with pastel and colored pencil, David Wells paints formally composed portraits of his friends.
By Deborah Secor
Still Life as Metaphor
With breathtaking craft, Scott Fraser paints captivating arrangements of ordinary things.
By Louise B. Hafesh
Studio Tour
Jon R. Friedman built a studio a stone's throw from Edward Hopper's.
Edited by Christine McHugh
When Realism Isn't Real
Aaron Morgan Brown imagines uncanny juxtapositions.
By Rick Stull
In Their Element
Alexandra Tyng paints portraits that place her subjects in context.
By Louise B. Hafesh
Mediapedia
The spotlight shines on oil pastels.
By Greg Albert
Columns and Departments
April 2009 Online
Don't miss our Web extras and exclusives!
Letters
The Artist's Life
An ancient art is undergoing a renaissance.
By Leslie Stroope
Exhibitions
April abounds in exciting shows.
Edited by Holly Davis
Drawing Board
Learn how to create the illusion of atmospheric perspective.
By Anthony Waichulis
Business
Be savvy if you expect to sell art in tough economic times.
By C. Sharp
Brushing Up
Transitioning from one color to the next can be seamless.
By Jane Jones
Ask the Experts
Can you use Disney characters in your art, and did Warhol flout copyright law?
By Leonard DuBoff
Master Class
Richard Parkes Bonington painted Venice in transparent watercolor.
By Jerry Weiss
2009 Art Competition
Competition Spotlight
Rick Pas's medium is acrylic.
