Tom Root | Children’s Book Illustrations
In addition to being a painter, Tom Root is also a songwriter, musician and writer of children’s stories. He studied drawing and painting at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut,...
View ArticleClassic Portrait Painting Online Event with Artist Chris Saper
Enjoy portrait painting, the process and the results, with help from Chris Saper’s new book, Classic Portrait Painting in Oils. In this free one-hour online event on February 28, Saper opens up the...
View ArticleTop 10 Winning Paintings From the 2012 Over 60 Art Competition
Congratulations to the winners of The Artist’s Magazine‘s Over 60 Art Competition (published in the March 2012 issue). The following artists and painters are joyfully obsessed now that they’re free to...
View ArticleDavid Jamieson | Artist of the Month
David Jamieson is our March 2012 Artist of Month. His oil painting, Golf Pencils, was a finalist in the floral/still life category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition. Keep reading...
View ArticleVan Eyck to Dürer: An Exclusive Excerpt
The following is an exclusive expert from the book Van Eyck to Dürer: The Influence of Early Netherlandish Painting on European Art, 1430-1530, edited by Till-Holger Borchert (Thames and Hudson).The...
View ArticleTexture Painting and Glazing | Close-Up Technique with Artist Paul Fenniak
“Close-Up” provides insider knowledge and an intimate view of a painting that is featured in The Artist’s Magazine. “Texture and Glazing” by Paul Fenniak originally appeared in the March 2012...
View ArticleFeatured Artist on CNN iReport
Michael De Brito, whose work has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, was recently interviewed on CNN’s iReport. Click here to read the report.“My objective in Family Table (oil, 23x31), ”says De...
View ArticleHow to Paint on Copper | Preparing Copper Plate
By Candice BohannonHow to paint on copper - raw copper plateCopper plate, if properly prepared, is a smooth, archival oil-painting surface that’s been used by artists for hundreds of years with...
View ArticleBonus Articles from the June 2012 Issue of The Artist’s Magazine
“Dog Days,” A Letter From the EditorWhen the poet Lord Byron was a student at Cambridge, he so objected to the university’s ban on dogs that he installed in his rooms a tame bear instead. Later, in...
View ArticleArt Tip File: Using Sandpaper
“Much of my process is deciding what to leave out instead of what to put in. I often use very fine sandpaper to remove paint, shape a passage or manipulate the pigment. The process then becomes one of...
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 ArticleMelanie Daniel | Abstracted Landscapes in Oil
Having won the Rappaport Prize for a Young Israeli Painter in 2009, Melanie Daniel showed her work in a solo exhibition entitled “Evergreen” at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. She won the Sharett...
View ArticleChristopher Fisher | Artist of the Month
Christopher Fisher is our February 2012 Artist of Month. His oil painting, The Battle of Montgomery, was a finalist in the landscape category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition.The...
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 ArticleCaravaggio Exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio
The Columbus Museum of Art will host the exhibition “Caravaggio: Behold the Man!” through February 5, 2012. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is remembered as much for his unconventional lifestyle as...
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