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 1999; Vol. 63, Issue 678 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. COVER: Fall (Four Seasons Suite), by Randall Exon, 1988, oil on linen, 48 x 36. Private coliection. Courtesy The More Gallery. FEATURES: METHODS MATERIALS: USING PASTEL SUPPORTS by Christopher Willard. LANDSCAPES OF THE IMAGINATION by Jeffrey Carr. Landscape painter Randall Exon creates dreamlike artwork that crystallizes what is ephemeral aliout nature. THE PASTEL PAGE: PROVENCE IN PASTEL by Collin Fry and Jim Markle. Two artists take an unforgettable trip to Erancc to paint the Provencal landscape. MEASURED EXCELLENCE by Andrew Jay Svedlow. Drawing upon the rich tradition of the Italian Renaissance, oil painter Colin Berry creates beautiful still lifes that lift the commonplace toward a state of ideal contemplation. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE by F. Lynne Moss Colorado artist Leslie Cates explores the "inner reality" of her female subjects in a series of figure paintings. COLORED-PENCIL LANDSCAPES by Peggy Arenz. Landscape architect Don Pearson found that the vibrant, precise, and mess-free colored pencils he used for his plans were perfect for creating his landscapes. LONG-RANGE PLANNING: CLOSE-UP PAINTING by M. Stephen Doherty. A long-range plan helped New York artist David Peikon complete his art education, become a full-time artist, and create large acrylic paintings. RADIANT FORMS ON MYLAR by M. Stephen Doherty. Kansas artist Steven Graber establishes an eerie, seductive glow in his drawings by using charcoal on double-frosted sheets of Mylar. NUTS BOLTS: What two competing portrait painters' societies can offer you, The Stobart Foundation's contributions for art students about to make their niark in the art world, and resources for artists. DEPARTMENTS: EDITOR'S NOTE. LETTERS. TECHNICAL PAGE by Jane Sutherland. ART MART. EXHIBITIONS. BULLETIN BOARD. INDEX TO. ADVERTISERS. COMING IN. FEBRUARY. ARCHIVES. 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)