Highlights
Uptight Is All Right!
colored pencil's time to shine
Gallery Etiquette 101
straight talk from a top dealer
Acrylic Has It All
transparent, opaque and more
Features
Drawing Out the Riches
Whether painting a landscape or a figure, Jeremy Lipking starts with a drawing.
By Louise B. Hafesh
Imagining Wondrous Worlds
As an illusrator, Will Hillenbrand adapts his style to suit the story.
By Ruth K. Meyer
Uptight is All Right
If you take comfort in control, colored pencil is the medium for you.
By Gary Greene
Every Picture Tells a Story
Stacy Barter, Carolou Kristofik and Julie Ford Oliver invest an old genre with new zing.
By Louise B. Hafesh
Studio Tour
In Oxford, Mississippi, Jason Bouldin designed an Arts and Crafts studio.
By Christine McHugh
Time Turning
Lyrical abstractions are Kim Krause's signature.
By Ruth K. Meyer
Columns and Departments
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Letters
The Artist's Life
Investigation exposes a fake Dali print, and a wry radio commentator tunes in on the arts.
By David Phillips
Exhibitions
Winter is the season for exciting shows.
By Holly Davis
Brushing Up
Versatile acrylics can be transparent or opaque.
By Nancy Reyner
Ask the Experts
Are there options other than glass for protecting watermedia paintings, and what are the best ways to fix a pastel?
By Michael Skalka and Jimmy Wright
Drawing Board
To create a range of detailed effects with charcoal, start by squinting.
By Anthony Waichulis
Master Class
Kathe Kollwitz drew a number of probing self-portraits in charcoal.
By Jerry Weiss
Business
How do you find, attract and keep the gallery that's right for you?
By Paul Dorrell
Competition Spotlight
Pamela Johnson paints a hamburger tower that comments on our culture of mass consumption.
