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‘Tis the time of the year when galleries across the country host their annual holiday exhibitions, giving artists, dealers, and collectors the opportunity to gather around great art and share some Christmas cheer. Whether these shows are organized around a winter theme; feature small, more affordable...
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3 Dec 2009
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Filed under: Plein Air, American Artist, Tony Pro, Jeremy Lipking, Salmagundi Club, Michael Budden, Clyde Aspevig, oil, en plein air, Watercolor, Scott Christensen, Frank Serrano, Landscape Painting, sculpture, Wildlife, mixed media, plein air painting, Trailside Galleries, Legacy Gallery, Grenning Gallery, Mark Haworth, Clint Herring, Josh Elliott, InSight Gallery, C.W. Mundy, Waterhouse Gallery, Quang Ho, Burton Silverman
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Objects look convincing when a draftsman models the form correctly. Here, we take it step by step to ensure accuracy and a solid foundation. by Jon deMartin Every artist wants to master the modeling of form, using value to create a third dimension in a drawing, so let’s take a look at this fundamental...
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On the Cover: Bargue plate drawing by Jayme del Rosario, courtesy of Judith Pond Kudlow’s NYK Academy. Photo by Nathan Kraxberger The Human Form: How to Put It All Together Graphite: The Drawer’s Humble Tool Materials Materials and Techniques of Renaissance Drawing by M. Stephen Doherty Graphite...
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Antonio Masi employs both the atmospheric and graphic capabilities of watercolor in his commanding paintings of New York icons. by John A. Parks Red Fence— Williamsburg Bridge 2008, watercolor, 60 x 40. Collection the artist. In Antonio Masi’s watercolors, the bridges of New York City live...
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Catherine Murphy’s provocative and tense graphite drawings defy category, leaving the viewer wondering if she is tightly rendering abstraction or abstracting realism. by Lisa Dinhofer Mowed Field 1985, graphite, 14 x 17. All artwork this article private collection unless otherwise indicated. A...
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7 Aug 2009
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Filed under: Drawing, graphite, Catherine Murphy, sculpture, still lifes, tonal drawing, Lisa Dinhofer, Abstraction, Philip Pearlstein, Representational painting, gesso
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Ever think of yourself as a RAP artist? No, not a hip-hop performer who talks in rhyming phrases to a pounding beat, but a reader of American Artist’s print magazines, e-newsletters, or website who is willing to advise the editors. The New York staff is setting up an invitation-only Reader Advisory...
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In honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage, the art community prepares to celebrate the extraordinary history of painting along the Hudson River. by John A. Parks Scene from The Last of the Mohicans, Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund by Thomas Cole, 1827, oil, 25 3/8 x 35 1⁄16...
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17 Jul 2009
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Filed under: American Artist, oil, plein air, The Sublime and the Beautiful: Painting the Hudson Valley, Hudson River School, sketches, sketch, sculpture, John A. Parks, portraiture, landscape painting, Frederic Edwin Church, Asher B. Durand, John Ruskin, Hudson Valley, art market, American art, John Beerman
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Kevin Macpherson , Kenn Backhaus , Joe Anna Arnett, and James Asher —four professional artists who are featured in the new PBS series Passport & Palette —will all leave their particular corners of the country to convene in Central Park this Saturday, July 18, for a day of plein air painting...
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I have to admit, I’m not a big fan of “reality television,” but one program that has captured my attention is Bravo’s Top Chef . Somehow, the show manages to keep the manufactured drama to minimum and allows viewers to actually pay attention to what the contestants are there for—their...
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Big View of Malibu by Jeffrey Yeomans, 2009, oil, 48 x 72. The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University is once again hosting this triennial exhibition of California Art Club members’ interpretations of the idyllic region of Malibu, California. “On Location in Malibu 2009...
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4 Jun 2009
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Filed under: Plein Air, Tony Pro, Jeremy Lipking, Lynn Gertenbach, oil, en plein air, On Location in Malibu, Frank Serrano, impressionist, Carolyn Hesse-Low, Jeff Yeomans, sculpture, fine art, California Art Club, Marcia Burtt, Gayle Garner Roski, Scott Prior
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Artists from across the country submitted their work for consideration in the 2009 American Artist Cover Competition. After an extensive selection process Suzanne Eisler’s Still Life With Butterfly was chosen as the winning image. It is presented here, along with artwork from the nine other finalists...
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Filed under: Drawing, American Artist, Workshop, oil, plein air, watercolor, June 2009, Cover Competition, sketches, sculpture, gesso, American art, focal point, fine art, Rembrandt, Casey Baugh, Sennelier, Grand Central Academy of Art, underpainting, Denise LaRue Mahlke, Jon deMartin, Albert Handell, deMartin
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Q: What is a grisaille technique, and how can it help me? A: Grisaille, as its French name suggests, is a monochromatic painting accomplished with shades of gray. Originally used by Greeks as a method of modeling forms and illustrating sculpture relief, it was also a standard method of painting indirectly...
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A watercolor completed by Olive Ayhens a former Whiskeytown artist-in-residence. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, as part of the National Park Service's Artist-in-Residence Program, and in partnership with Turtle Bay Exploration Park, is seeking professional artists to apply to participate in...
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A Lumpy Sea by James Gale Tyler, 1909, oil. by Allison Malafronte The Salmagundi Club, in New York City, has a long history of being one of the most important art organizations in the country and has held exhibitions over the years that have featured some of the greatest living artists. This year marks...
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4 Dec 2008
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Filed under: Plein Air, American Artist, Landscape, Salmagundi Club, James Gale Tyler, John F. Carlson, Michael Budden, oil, en plein air, Watercolor, sketches, Sketch, sculpture, Allison Malafronte, mixed media
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Christopher Lee, a staff writer for The Washington Post , wrote an article titled “ Official Portraits Draw Skeptical Gaze ” for the October 21, 2008 edition of the newspaper that was quickly picked up by CNN and other news organizations. He criticized the fact that outgoing officials of...