Garden State
Free-spirited Patti Brady explores acrylics, gel mediums and more.
Interview by Lisa Wurster

Romantic Form
A sculptor as well as a painter, Bryce Cameron Liston creates enchanting figures.
By Lisa Wurster

Silence and Slow Time
After intuitively arranging objects, John Rizzotto methodically renders what he sees.
Interview by Maureen Bloomfield

Tucson and Tubac
A robust Southwestern art scene extends into the outskirts, to a small, smart art town.
By David A. Fryxell

Brave New Day
Meet the talented winners of our first-ever online competition.
By Michelle Taute

Great Art in the Heartland
Three college museums in the Midwest are well worth a summer visit.
By Ruth K. Meyer

Edward Hopper: Composing for Impact
An American master continually refined his initial concept by sketching again and again.
By Sheila Hollihan-Elliot

Columns and Departments

Letters
More helpful information about photographing your artwork and art material safety.

The Artist's Life
An American artist sets up her easel in Brittany, a look at some colored pencil exhibition winners, and possibly a Pollock.
Edited by Lisa Wurster

Exhibitions
A sampler of this summer's most interesting exhibits.

Drawing Board
A colored pencil artist shows you how to apply color to sandpaper.
By Linda Lucas Hardy

Brushing Up
Reflect nature's own beauty: Paint with watercolor on polystyrene.
By Robert Steinberg

Work in Progress
John Michael Carter runs a lucrative business painting commissions.
By Kathy Gulrich

Ask the Experts
The intricacies of copyright law explained.
By Leonard D. DuBoff

Artist's Toolbox
A CD guide to Photoshop, new palette knives, a mini-folio and an expanded watercolor pencil line.

Competition Spotlight
Finalist Dominic Avant paints a summer moment by the sunlit shore.