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Issue Date:
APRIL 1983; VOLUME 47, ISSUE 489
IN THIS ISSUE:-
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FRONT COVER: Marsha, by Margaret Holland Sargent, 1974,oil, 20x 24. Collection the artist.
FEATURES:
LAURA SHECHTER by Eric P. Widing. Identifying herself as a "Perceptual Realist" who investigates the way people actually
see objects, New York artist Laura Shechter presents the visual richness of surfaces that might otherwise go unnoticed. The
artist describes her precisely rendered oil paintings of still-life subjects.
THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: JOHN GABLE. In Maine, Gable tries to capture the spontaneity of fleeting moments in his
watercolors. Here he discusses his scenes and still lifes.
MARGARET HOLLAND SARGENT by Janice Lovoos. This article examines the successful career of Margaret Holland Sargent, a
California portraitist. Here she shares her procedure and describes her new studio.
A CONVERSATION WITH STEVEN RETTEGI by Charles Movalli. This accomplished landscape and still-life painter describes the
training he received from the legendary Oskar Kokoschka and his own approach to oil painting. Some of his works are
shown.
WORKING WITH OIL PASTELS by John T. Elliot. This New York artist, who founded the Oil Pastel Association, describes the
characteristics of that medium and the techniques for using it on various surfaces. The artist gives a step-by-step
demonstration.
PHILIP CANADY: FACES, PLACES, AND DREAMS byGeorgina Ellen Challis. This talented artist will behaving a solo show of his
serigraphs at the Nikon Gallery in New York City this month. Here he explains in detail his working process.
DEPARTMENTS:
LOOKING AT PAINTINGS with Hilton Brown.
PEOPLE, PLACES, & EVENTS by Lori Simmons Zelenko.
FOOTNOTES.
TECHNICAL PAGE by Prof. Clifford T. Chieffo.
COUNSEL ON THE ARTS by Martin Bressler.
COMING IN MAY.
BULLETIN BOARD.
ART MART.
INDEX TO ADVERTISING.
LETTERS.
COLORFULLY SPEAKING by Jean Bourges.
EXHIBIT LISTINGS.
QUICK TIPS.
ART BOOKS.
PROFESSIONAL PAGE by Juno Jevnikar.
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