American Artist Artist magazine of largest circulation. Artist profiles/interviews include multiple photos and reproductions over multiple pages, PLUS: Illustrations, technical features, columns, vintage ads and MORE --Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! Issue Date: JANUARY 1986; VOLUME 50, ISSUE 522 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. FRONT COVER: Cloud Study, by Arthur Chartow, 1984, pastel, 16 X 21. Collection James R. Gibson and Marie Felino. FEATURES: A CONVERSATION WITH SAL FORTUNATO GRASSO by Charles Movalli. Here, this Massachusetts artist explains how he creates his paint erly landscapes and seascapes in acrylic. AN ORGANIZED APPROACH TO PART-TIME PAINTING by David Churchill. In order to balance his responsibilities as a husband, father, and banker, and still produce professional-quality paintings, this Maryland artist established an organized method of planning and executing his watercolor paintings. GARY BUKOVNIK: A MULTI-MEDIA APPROACH TO DEVELOPING ARTISTIC IDEAS AND EXPANDING ART MARKETS by Stephen Doherty. San Francisco artist Gary Bukovnik found success by branching out from his watercolor paintings into printmaking and making monotypes. Here, he explains how the multi-media approach improved his skills and opened up new mar kets for his artwork. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: JULIE LUTZ SIMMONS. Now residing in Charleston, Missouri, this artist describes how she goes about "capturing the sensations of a moment of nature" in her watercolor paintings. PAINTING FROM SKETCHES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND MEMORY by Arthur Chartow. This Michigan artist collects material as he travels around the Great Lakes, the western U.S., and Europe. Here, Chartow explains how he uses this material, together with his memory, to create his dramatic pastel and oil paintings. SCOTT TERRY by Edward Feit. This artist lives on picturesque Martha's Vineyard and supports himself by operating a sport fishing business during the summer. During the winter, he paints the Victorian houses and landscapes of the Vineyard in oil on Masonite panels. In this article, he describes his approach. THE MANY FACES OF ROBERT ORTLIEB by Janice Lovoos. This Cabfornia sculptor describes the development of his ideas and the creation of his amazing stone and metal figurative sculptures. DEPARTMENTS: PROFESSIONAL PAGE by Jana Jevnikar. PSYCHOLOGY OF ART by Betty Kronsky. TECHNICAL PAGE by Prof. Clifford Chieffo. LETTERS. ART MART. ART BOOKS. EXHIBITS. BULLETIN BOARD. COMING IN FEBRUARY. INDEX TO ADVERTISING. PEOPLE, PLACES, EVENTS. This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. Magazine is COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD +++ condition. (See photo)