Highlights

Land a Gallery

Secrets to Sensuous Skin Tones

Maira Kalman
Savvy Artist--Naive Style

Paint Bright Light Brilliantly

Take a Stab at Pastel

Features

Brush With Tradition
Classicist Robert Armetta shows how to mix convincing skin tones in oil.
By Louise B. Hafesh

Guileless and Gutsy
Renowned illustrator Maira Kalman paints witty flights of fancy in gouache.
By Holly Davis

Dip Your Brush in Digital Art
Learn about programs that can enhance what you're already doing in traditional media.
By Ursula Roma

The Inside Story
Four top gallery directors tell you how to approach any gallery or dealer.
By Betsy Dillard Stroud

Studio Tour
John Salminen enlarged his basement studio in his Minnesota home.
Edited by Christine McHugh

Feathers & Finesse
Andrew Denman paints portraits of birds in acrylic.
By Deborah Secor

Mediapedia
What's timeless and new: pastel.
By Greg Albert

Columns and Departments

October 2009 Online
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Letters

Close-Up
Robert Armetta lists the materials and breaks down the processes for a portait executed in oil.
Edited by Chris McHugh

The Artist's Life
The fad of trading card art and a peek at several artists' sketchbooks.
Edited by Grace Dobush

Exhibitions
What's new on the museum and gallery circuit.
Edited by Holly Davis

Brushing Up
Paint bright lights in pastel or oil by following these guidelines.
By Michael Chesley Johnson

Business
Increase your cash flow by prudently licensing images.
By Rosemary Barrett Seidner

Drawing Board
Create compelling images with sivual and conceptual contrasts.
By Anthony Waichulis

Gallery

Ask the Experts
What's the best way to frame and hang works in oil, and which is better: an actual or an online gallery?
By Paul Dorrell

Master Class
An artist analyzes Pierre Bonnard's brilliant compostion.
By Jerry N. Weiss

Competition Spotlight
Maggie Renner Hellmann interprets the California landscape.