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Issue Date:
MARCH 1978; Volume 42, Issue 428
IN THIS ISSUE:-
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FRONT COVER: Monday Morning, by John Moore, 1977, oil, 72 x 48.
JOHN MOORE: REALISM REINVENTED by Eve Medotf.
'You might say my still lifes are surrogate landscapes, subject to the
tighter control the studio makes possible," says this Philadelphia artist
whose work is including more and more cityscapes.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRAVEL WORKSHOPS
by Elizabeth Moulton.
What should you look for when choosing an art workshop or tour. Should
you go alone or take a friend? Which clothes should you pack, and how
do you select and pack your equipment? These questions and many more
are discussed by this veteran traveler.
VINCENT MALTA: RETURN OF THE ART SPIRIT by Marlene Schiller.
Malta has been one of the most popular teachers at the Art Students
League in New York for the last 11 years. This article discusses the reasons for his popularity, the methods he uses in the classroom that have
continued to stimulate students over these years, as well as his own work.
A CONVERSATION WITH SAM HERSHEY by Charles Movalli.
"What motivates a person to paint?" muses Hershey. Now living in Rockport, Massachusetts, Hershey, formerly Dean of Faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design, shares his thoughts on the subject.
FRANK METZ: LANDSCAPE DRAMA by Doreen Mangan.
Islands and places of uncertain climate are the favorite subject areas of
this painter, whose rich, juicy oils are spontaneous and immediate. They
create a sense of place so strong that you can almost smell the air.
CREATIVE DIVERSITY: THE STORY OF SARA MACK
by Mary Carroll Nelson.
"I'm a people-watcher," says this New Mexico artist whose styles are as
diverse as her paintings. "Abstractions allow me to tell things about
people that I wouldn't want to tell in literal, figurative paintings.".
THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: GERALD GRACE.
"Nature seems chaotic . . . We take things out of the context of nature
and redesign them to fit our aesthetic needs," says this Seattle artist who
uses both acrylic and watercolor to express his ideas.
LOOKING AT PAINTINGS with Bernard Dunstan.
1978 DIRECTORY OF ART SCHOOLS AND WORKSHOPS edited by Sheila Ward.
FORUM: NEA Chairman Speaks Out, by Livingston L. Biddle, Jr.
TECHNICAL PAGE by Ralph Mayer.
PROFESSIONAL PAGE by Betty Chamberlain.
FOOTNOTES; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; ART BOOKS; QUICK TIPS; ART MART; BULLETIN BOARD.
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