Issue Date: MAY 1984; VOLUME 48, ISSUE 502
IN THIS ISSUE:-
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COVER: THEME ISSUE: FLOWER PAINTING. Front Cover: Paeonia suffruticosa, 1812, by Pierre Joseph Redoute, pencil and watercolor, 171/2 x 12 /4. Courtesy The Fitzwilliam Museum, Broughton Collection, Cambridge, England. Photo reproduced with permission of International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, DC.

FEATURES:
FLOWER PAINTING THEN AND NOW by Reba White Williams. Flowers have endured as a captivating subject for artists and so, too, have the problems of painting them. In this richly illustrated article, Williams surveys historic and contemporary approaches to floral painting and mentions some of the current floral painting exhibitions traveling around the country. A source list of programs and publications on the subject is also included.

IDELLE WEHER by Fric P. Widing. Well-known for her Photo-Realist paintings of urban scenes, this New York City artist is about to unveil her new series of paintings of flowers and gardens. In this interview, Weber discusses the evolution of these paintings, which show a combination of the real and the reverse photographic image of gardens.

THE SENSUOUSNESS OF PAINT: NORA SPEYER'S LANDSCAPES by William P. Scott. A thick oil impasto gives this New York City artist's landscapes and floral paintings an almost sculptural quality. Here Speyer discusses the development of her personal approach to depicting landscapes.

IN DEFENSE OF GRANT WOOD AND AMERICAN REGIONALISM by Calvin J. Goodman. The author examines some of the critics' responses to the retrospective of Grant Wood's work, which is traveling around the country.

A CONVERSATION WITH RUDY COLAO by Charles Movalli. A student of the legendary Frank Vincent DuMond, Colao broke away from the style of this master by concentrating on flower paintings. Colao here describes his alla prima approach.

LOWELL NESBITT by Lori Simmons Zelenko. Widely recognized for his floral paintings, Nesbitt has had his work collected by museums and collectors throughout the country. This article describes the development of his floral paintings, prints, and sculptures.

THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: PAMELA GLASSCOCK. This artist's highly detailed renderings of roses, tulips, and gladioli are painted from direct observation. Glasscock, who divides her time between California and New York, relates her twofold aim: to capture the beauty of a changing flower and to arrange it on the page so as to capture its expressive qualities.

ART MART.
PROFESSIONAL PAGE by Juno Jevnikur.
TECHNICAL PAGE by Prof. Clifford T. Chieffo.
COUNSEL ON THE ARTS by Martin Bressler.
ART BOOKS.
COMING IN JUNE.
EXHIBIT LISTINGS.
EXHIBITS ON TOUR.
BULLETIN BOARD.
INDEX TO ADVERTISING.
TIPS FROM THE PROS: Working With the Luminosity of Watercolor by William ("Skip") Lawrence.
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