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Issue Date:
MARCH 1982; VOLUME 46, ISSUE 476
IN THIS ISSUE:-
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FRONT COVER: Still Life with Gladioli, by John Stuart Ingle, 1 981, watercolor, 60 x 40. Private collection. Photo by Gregory Kitchen, courtesy Tatistcheff & Co., New York City.
FEATURES:
JOHN STUART INGLE: PARADIGMS OF REALITY by John Paul Driscoll. This midwestern artist's detailed watercolor still lifes are "paradigms of reality": they combine his visual knowledge of objects with his intuitive arrangement of them. Here Ingle discusses his approach.
BRUNO CIVITICO by Eunice Agar. In New Hampshire, Civitico is one of the young artists whose paintings reflect a new spirit of classicism. Believing that mythological themes are relevant to contemporary life, he reinterprets those themes in his oils. In this article, he discusses this important new style, along with his attitudes about his work.
THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: RAY AND DIANNE LOOS. In Ohio, this husband and wife say their love of watercolor brought them together. Besides conducting workshops together, they pursue their own painting careers. Here they share some of their paintings and techniques.
FRED HARRIS: A GAIJIN PAINTS SUIBOKU by Diane Casella Hines. This American artist lives in Tokyo, where he is known as the first gaijin (foreigner) to become a member of the exclusive Gendai Suiboku-Ga Kyokai (Modern Suiboku Painters Association). The founder-president of The Design Studio in Tokyo, Harris discusses his fascination with the sumi medium. Some of his luminous watercolor and sumi-e landscapes are shown.
LEONARD H. MERSKY: LASTING IMPRESSIONS by Peter B. Mersky. After 3Oyearsinhis family's business, this Massachusetts artist took up printmaking and has been successful in marketing his scenic etchings. In this article, the artist's son describes his father's love of etching and his techniques.
MATTING & FRAMING by Herb Carithers. This is the first article in a new series on matting and framing artworks. In this article, Herb Carithers, who is marketing consultant to 3M's Professional and Commercial Products Department and also originator of the Oval-Master mat cutter, demonstrates how to select, measure, and cut mats, as well as how to use conservation matting methods.
DEPARTMENTS:
1982 DIRECTORY OF ART SCHOOLS AND WORKSHOPS.
PROFESSIONAL PAGE, by Betty Chamberlain.
FORUM: What is Contemporary American Realism? An Interview with Frank Goodyear, by Michael McTwigan..
TECHNICAL PAGE by Prof. Clifford T. Chieffo.
FOOTNOTES. LETTERS. ART MART.
QUICK TIPS. EXHIBITS ON TOUR. GALLERY HAPPENINGS. ART BOOKS.
COMING IN APRIL. BULLETIN BOARD. INDEX TO ADVERTISING.
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