Artists Magazine

Readers learn painting and drawing firsthand from other artists through written instruction and reproduction, guiding them step-by-step through the creative process. The magazine shows readers a wide variety of creative options, teaching the fundamentals of art making, presenting techniques in different painting and drawing media.

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Artists Magazine

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“Sustained by an Inborn Love” • EDWARD MITCHELL BANNISTER earned the respect of the Northeast art community despite the racial climate of the 1800s.

Healthful Tonic • Jeffrey M. Levine, a Manhattan medical doctor and self-taught artist, demonstrates the healing power of art.

ARTIST IN ACTION

Absolute Equality • Reginald Adams’ latest project brings a grand-scale historical depiction of Juneteenth to the public eye.

KEY TO THE MURAL

Absolutely All Hands On Deck

WE ASKED... • What’s your go-to strategy for activating your creativity?

WE ASKED... YOU ANSWERED

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MIXED MEDIA DRAWING • HELEN OH combines drawing and painting tools to blur boundaries between the two.

Materials

Building Confidence • Artist ELEANOR MILL proves that a simple graphite pencil is the only tool you need to create dynamic drawings. Here, she offers a few key strategies for using the medium to capture the special character of old buildings, her favorite subject.

MATERIALS

BUILDING BLOCKS

Guide to Acrylic • There’s a bottle, jar or tube for every purpose.

Compositions

REVELATION IN THE LIGHT • A plein air devotee offers insight into his poetic approach to painting the landscape—one marked by intuition and introspection as well as obedience to the light.

STORY LINES • The engravings of ANDREW RAFTERY present familiar narratives with keen sensitivity and an appreciation for the ordinary cycles and routines of life.

MEET THE ARTIST

The PHILADELPHIA TEN • An early 20th-century women’s art collective empowered its members not only to make art but to make a career of it, too.

ORCHESTRATED COLOR • The portraits of CAROL CASSEL BAKER are often more expressive than descriptive, using color to constitute form and create balance.

A Dedicated Space for Art

Tips for Achieving a Likeness

Meet the Artist

Abstracting Realism • Acrylic artist Randy Honerlah captures mesmerizing natural scenes in vividly colored, slightly abstracted works.

Tips for Aspiring Artists

MEET THE ARTIST

HEAT-TURNING ART • Curvilinear artists capture the wide angles of human vision.

CLASSICAL PERSPECTIVE

art news • Keeping you in the know

Outfit

Independent Study • Resources to inspire + build skills

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