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: JULY 1996; VOLUME 60, ISSUE 648 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. COVER: Forest Interior With a Painter, Civita Castellana (detail), by ANDRE GIROUX, 1825- 1830, oil on paper, 11'/16 x 17 Iin. Collection National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Gift of Mrs. John Jay ide in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Donner. FEATURES: METHODS MATERIALS: LARGER THAN LIFE--THE INTRIGUE OF GIANT PAINTINGS by Carmi Weingrod. EXPLORING NEW SUBJECT MATTER AND TECHNIQUES by Tony Chimento. During the eighteen years that I've been a full- time oil painter, my subjects and methods have constantly evolved. But no matter where my experimentation leads me, my work continues to be mostly about the exploration of beauty and the space we make for its contemplation. DRAWING ON THE POWER OF SUBTLETY by Kristina Feliciano. Dale Jarrett's moody drawings prove that it's often quiet works that speak the loudest. PORTRAIT OF A PORTRAITIST by William Childress. Oxford, Mississippi, painter JASON BOULDIN has developed a distinctive style of portraiture through close observation and technical expertise. THE PASTEL PAGE: USING OIL STUDIES TO MAKE PASTELS by Karen Frankel. When painting outdoors, MILO "SKIP" WHITCOMB uses oils, rather than pastels, to do his initial sketches. "I can make color and value transitions quickly in oil that might take me an hour to craft in pastel," he says. THE ILLUSION OF LIGHT IN STILL LIFES by James A. Metcalfe. Warren Teixeira says that light is the main element in his still lifes because it defines each portion of the painting. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: HIGH-CONTRAST FLORALS by Helen Burkett. My work is about high contrast--only against the very dark colors do the light ones shine. Large simple patterns of contrasting values can improve everything in a painting: color, line, and detail. DEPARTMENTS: NUTS BOLTS Resources and practical information for artists. WELCOME. LETTERS. EXHIBITS. TECHNICAL PAGE by Steven Sheehan. QUOTATION MARKS. ART MART. BULLETIN BOARD. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. COMING IN AUGUST. RECOMMENDED BOOKS. 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)