Free Download: Guide to Workshops
Now more than ever it’s important to explore all the training options and choose the best workshop for your needs and budget. Download a free copy of Michael Chesley Johnson’s guide to workshops and...
View ArticleHow to Critique Your Painting
Figuring out how to improve a painting is a hard-won skill. As a workskhop teacher, I critique my student’s paintings every day. Thanks to this, I’ve learned how to critique my own. Here’s what I look...
View ArticleArt Clinic: Playing With Value Contrasts
Greg Albert suggests some value contrast improvements to a pastel seascape. Strengths Pastel is a fascinating medium because it combines aspects of both drawing and painting. Applying the pigment by...
View ArticleThe Story of Manet
There are several stories behind Olympia. While Emile Zola praised the picture for its truthfulness, other critics derided it for its vulgarity. So intense was the public’s reaction that the picture...
View ArticleA Pastelist’s Dream List
Molten Moment by Deborah Secor (pastel, 11×17) In the December issue of The Pastel Journal, pastelist Deborah Secor shares tried and true ideas for determining your next art investment. (Click here to...
View ArticleStories Behind Two of Gregory Strachov’s Paintings
By Gregory StrachovTwo of my paintings, To Lux Aeterna and Icon of Common Man, have particularly interesting stories behind them.Lux AeternaTo Lux Aeterna (watercolor, 24x18) by Gregory StrachovI had a...
View ArticleDesign Rules! | For Powerful Paintings, Push Design Over Subject
Road to Asciano (oil, 36x36) by Ian Roberts“The Design of every painting you create affects that work as much as—and usually more than—the subject. Most students I’ve taught are looking for good...
View ArticlePastel Pointers | The Need for Feedback
A selection of student paintings from a recent critique held during my weekly class. I learn as much, if not more, from these routine critique sessions than the students do from my observations. Plus,...
View ArticleAbstract Painting | Melanie Daniel’s Creative Process
Ruth K. Meyer describes the similarities between Wassily Kandinsky’s and Melanie Daniel’s intuitive process, as exemplified in Daniel’s Antlers In Berry Season (oil, 35×43).Melanie Daniel’s Exuberant...
View ArticleMarvin Mattelson’s Portrait Artist Hall of Fame
Pat and Jennifer (oil, 44x44) by Marvin MattelsonLuminous skin tones, reach-out-and-touch fabrics, verisimilitude of facial features—these are all characteristics of a portrait by Marvin Mattleson,...
View ArticleThe Artist’s Magazine’s 2013 Annual Competition | Meet the Jurors (Part 1)
The Artist’s Magazine’s 2013 Annual Art Competition Back Stage With the JudgesThe 30 paintings that won awards in The Artist’s Magazine’s 2013 annual competition are splendid; wonderful, too, were the...
View ArticleThe Artist’s Magazine’s 2013 Annual Competition | Meet the Jurors (Part 2)
{Read Part 1 of this article here}Juror for the Animals/Wildlife category: John N. AgnewKeel-Billed Toucan (acrylic, 20×32) by John AgnewWhat guidelines did you use to judge the Animal/Wildlife...
View ArticleEssential Pastel Techniques: Turn Your Pastel Painting Problems Into...
By Carole KatchenIt’s always exciting to start a new pastel painting. The first strokes are full of promise, then, suddenly, it can all fall apart. When this happens, most artists crumple up the...
View ArticleThe Importance of Art Critiques | 4 Tips for Receiving Feedback
The act of painting can be a solitary endeavor. The majority of an artist’s studio time is spent in contemplative interaction between subject matter and surface. Even when surrounded by fellow artists,...
View ArticleJudging The Artist’s Magazine’s Annual Competition
Here, our distinguished judges explain their judgments for our 2014 Annual Competition. Buy a copy of the December issue to see each of the winners in our five categories, and an article about...
View ArticleDrawing Basics: Do This To Advance Your Art
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could create a work of art and then simply release it into the world, perfect and ready for the public eye? We could, I suppose, but that painting or drawing likely wouldn’t...
View ArticleJamie’s Critique Corner: Nature’s Ballerina
I had the pleasure of speaking on the phone with Teresa Johnson who, like many of us, is balancing work, life and creating art. She’s primarily an oil painter looking to improve her painting skills in...
View ArticleJamie’s Critique Corner: Back Porch Memories
Cheryl Metzger’s colored pencil painting, Back Porch Memories, presents the viewer with a lesson in contrasts while creating a visual story for the viewer. She has created a painting that gives us a...
View ArticleArt or Vandalism: It’s a Fine Line
In the winter 2016 issue of Acrylic Artist I interviewed graffiti writer Jamie O’Neill, who without apology started his art career on the streets, painting his letters on walls and railway cars. Today...
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