The Artist's Magazine June 2012 Digital Download

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Highlights
Try a Prismatic Palette for Stunning Landscapes
Pooches With Pizzazz!
Working in Natural Light
How to Paint Wrinkles and Laugh Lines

Features

Color Wind, Sound of Water
Combining an Impressionist palette with a Japanese sense of gesture, Frank Satogata paints landscapes in acrylic and oil pastel. By Daniel Brown

Shapes of Light
Working always in natural light, Amy Weiskopf concentrates on presence and essence. By John Kemp

The Light Fantastic
John P. Osborne is methodical in setting up a prismatic palette for landscapes that spring from his imagination. By Louise B. Hafesh

Dog Daze
Sally Muir, Leslie Shiels and Dana Hawk artfully depict man's and woman's best friend. Edited by Maureen Bloomfield

Memento Mori
With haunting verisimilitude, Candice Bohannon conveys human frailty. By Selena Reder

Columns and Departments

Letters

The Artist's Life
A wandering painter roams around the country in an RV, an Urban Sketcher depicts a hometown harbor, and young people paint urban murals. Edited by Cherie Haas

Exhibitions

Drawing Board
Thirteen strategies artists can use to develop business relationships and find work. By Jeff Fisher

Drawing Board
In the second part of her lesson on drawing the nude figure, the artist refines shapes and values. By Sadie J. Valeri

Brushing Up
Learn how to depict lifelike wrinkles and laugh lines. By Chris Saper

Master Class
Édouard Vuillard painted intimate moments in a narrow range of tones. By Jerry N. Weiss

Supply Cabinet
New and improved products for your studio. Edited by Cherie Haas

Workshop Guide

Competition Spotlight
A pig with presence, rendered in washy watercolor. By Gale Weisfield