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Ron Monsma | Still Lifes & Figures in Pastel

Vessel (pastel, 30x40) by Ron Monsma

Ron Monsma hails from a musical family: his sister is a singer; his brothers are drummers. Renowned as a consummate draftsman and master of traditional techniques in both oil and pastel, he’s a professor at Indiana University South Bend, where … Full Article

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Tom Root | Children’s Book Illustrations

Flight (oil on board, 20x18) by Tom Root

In addition to being a painter, Tom Root is also a songwriter, musician and writer of children’s stories. He studied drawing and painting at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut, under Aaron Shikler and Deane G. … Full Article

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Marvin Mattelson | Oil Portrait and Figure Paintings

Pia (oil, 32x30) by Marvin Mattelson

In 1969 Marvin Mattelson received a bachelor of fine arts degree with a major in illustration from the Philadelphia College of Art. By 1972, with an established professional reputation, he was hired by the School of Visual Arts in New … Full Article

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Melanie Daniel | Abstracted Landscapes in Oil

Peacock (oil, 55x39) by Melanie Daniel

Having won the Rappaport Prize for a Young Israeli Painter in 2009, Melanie Daniel showed her work in a solo exhibition entitled “Evergreen” at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. She won the Sharett America-Israel Cultural Foundation Prize in 2001 … Full Article

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Jannene Behl | California Landscapes in Pastel

Devereux Slough Reflection (pastel, 19x25) by Janine Behl

The Artist’s Magazine feature artist Jannene Behl creates California landscapes in pastel. Full Article

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Paul Fenniak | Mysterious Narratives

A Fibre from the Brain (oil, 60x72) by Paul Fenniak

Born in Toronto, Canada, Paul Fenniak received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and a master of fine arts degree from Concordia University, Montreal. His work is represented by Forum Gallery in New York … Full Article

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The Winners of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition

The Artist's Magazine's 28th Annual Art Competition

Congratulations to the 30 winners of our annual art competition. Our 28th Annual Art Competition attracted more than 7,000 accomplished entries. What a fretful pleasure to have to choose among such beautiful works! Given the rigorous craftsmanship of the majority … Full Article

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Abstract/Experimental Winners from the 28th Annual Art Competition

Sea Bed (acrylic mixed media assemblage, 24x36x2) by Tom O’Hara

Congratulations to the 30 winners of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art competition! Here (and in our December 2011 issue) we celebrate the winners from the Abstract/Experimental category. Full Article

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Landscape/Interior Winners from the 28th Annual Art Competition

Prairie Rainbows (oil, 10x20) by Frederick D. Somers

Congratulations to the 30 winners of our annual art competition! Here (and in our December 2011 issue) we celebrate the winners from the Landscape/Interior category. Full Article

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Karen Anne Klein | Natural Ephemera in Watercolor and Colored Pencil

Wasps (watercolor and colored pencil, 201/4x201/4) by Karen Anne Klein

Michigan artist Karen Anne Klein has a master’s degree from Wayne State University, in Detroit. Her work can be found in collections across the country, including those of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh; the … Full Article

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