Print Issue: The Artist's Magazine May 2010

How To Make the Most of a Life Drawing Class

Protect Your Copyright

Amazing Acrylics
Representation to Abstraction

Fresh Florals
in Colored Pencil, Watercolor, Acrylic & Pastel

Paint With Wax
Learn Encaustic Technique

Features

Beauty That Lasts
Flowers fade—except on canvas or paper: Four artists depict spring blooms in pastel, watercolor, colored pencil and acrylic.
Edited by Maureen Bloomfield

Balancing Act
Painting portraits of children, Jonathan Linton manages the knotty task of pleasing the parent-patron as well as his own muse.
By Meredith E. Lewis

Below the Horizon
Douglas Atwill concentrates on the colorful contours of the land as he paints the Southwestern landscape in acrylic.
By Lisa Wurster

The Live Option
Acquaint yourself with the rites, rituals and opportunities of a life drawing class.
By George Thompson

Waxing Eloquent
Applying layer after layer of pigmented wax, Jeffrey Lewis pushes encaustic to expressive ends.
By Louise B. Hafesh

Columns and Departments

Letters

The Artist's Life
Steve Powers bedecks the sides of Philadelphia's buildings with eye-popping art; Edie Harper is remembered, and more.
Edited by Grace Dobush

2010 Art Competition

Exhibitions
Not-to-be-missed shows around the USA.
Edited by Holly Davis

Brushing Up
If you love color, learn about value.
By Julie Gilbert Pollard

Drawing Board
To create a rich black in colored pencil, work with layers of color.
By Alyona Nickelsen

Business
Keep abreast of ever-changing copyright laws.
By Leonard D. DuBoff

Ask the Experts
Why are some canvas weaves more expensive than others, and what's the best way to preserve a painting on unstretched canvas?
By Michael Skalka

Master Class
George Bellows painted the teeming masses of New York City's tenements.
By Jerry N. Weiss

Supply Cabinet
New products from a host of manufacturers.
By Grace Dobush

Competition Spotlight
Tom Heflin exults in bold acrylic color.
Edited by Grace Dobush