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
July/August 2009 Online
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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.
