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: FEBRUARY 1988; VOLUME 52, ISSUE 547 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. COVER: Beginning of Spring, by Michael Graves, 1986, 011,14 x 18. Collection the artist. FEATURES: ROGER DENNIS: OLD LYME IMPRESSIONIST by Edward Feit. Old Lyme, Connecticut, was once an active community of Impressionist painters. Roger Dennis, now in his mid-eighties, knew and worked with many of the great artists of that town. He recalls those golden days and describes his own approach to oil painting in this article. JEFFREY CARR by Eunice Agar. The challenge this young painter has established for himself is to present a standard repertoire of still-life objects in a way that is fresh and personal. BATIK COMES OF AGE: TWO CALIFORNIA ARTISTS TAKE DYE PAINTING BEYOND CRAFT by Karen Haber. Carol Takaki and Marty Noble offer step-by-step demonstrations of how they create realistic paintings using traditional batik materials on fabric. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: JOAN ASHLEY ROTHERMEL This artist from Sandusky, Ohio, explains her approach to watercolor painting. A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL GRAVES by Charles Movalli. This Massachusetts artist explains how he makes his small oil landscape paintings on panels. Large reproductions of these paintings help to illustrate his techniques and palette. GIB NEAL by Betsy Schein Goldman. Nebraska artist Gib Neal has achieved great success with the watercolor paintings he creates primarily with the use of an airbrush. He describes and illustrates his techniques in this article. PEN INK: LARRY JOHNSON by M. Stephen Doherty. California artist and teacher Larry Johnson, whose pen-and-ink drawing was included in the Golden Anniversary National Art Exhibition sponsored by the magazine, describes his use of technical pens for drawing and offers a step-by-step demonstration. THE CHALLENGE OF ANIMAL PORTRAITURE by Pamela Swanson. This Chicago artist and teacher, who has written two previous articles on painting and drawing techniques, now describes her approach to commissioned portaits of animals. She offers a step-by-step demonstration of a commission she executed in oil on canvas. FRED JONES by Mark B. Stegmaier. Working with a variety of drawing materials, this Illinois artist focuses on the power of nature and the ways in which farmers shape vast portions of the landscape. DEPARTMENTS: FOOTNOTES. LETTERS. PROFESSIONAL PAGE by Daniel Grant. PSYCHOLOGY OF ART by Jerry Croghan. ART MART. QUICK TIPS. ART BOOKS. CASUAL COMMENTARY. TECHNICAL PAGE. COMING IN MARCH. BULLETIN BOARD. INDEX TO ADVERTISING. EXHIBITS. 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)