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Artist Interviews & Profiles
Words of Wisdom | 10 Artist Quotes
Artists over 60 share their advice to others in this “Words of Wisdom” excerpt from the March 2009 issue of The Artist’s Magazine. The following artists’ works won in our Over 60 Art Competition.
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Tagged Art Business, Inspiration and Creativity
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Marvin Mattelson’s Portrait Artist Hall of Fame
Luminous skin tones, reach-out-and-touch fabrics, verisimilitude of facial features—these are all characteristics of a portrait by Marvin Mattleson, whose client list includes CEOs from Met Life, NYNEX and ITT, as well as composer Philip Glass and the Archbishop of New York, Edward Cardinal Egan. But whose work does Mattelson admire—and why? Read his answer—and find out why John Singer Sargent isn’t on his list.
Posted in Art Critiques & Studies, Articles, Artist Interviews & Profiles, Inspiration and Creativity, Medium, Oil, Portrait / Figure, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
Tagged Oil, Portrait and Figure
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Christopher Fisher | Artist of the Month
Christopher Fisher is our February 2012 Artist of Month. His oil painting, The Battle of Montgomery, was a finalist in the landscape category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition. Christopher Fisher Hudson Valley, New York www.coroflot.com/theartofchrisfisher How and …
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The Artist’s Magazine April 2012 Online Table of Contents
The other side of Tom Root’s imagination; Marvin Mattelson’s commissioned portraits; acrylic artist Patti Brady’s studio; free lesson in intuitive abstraction and more.
Posted in Abstract, Acrylic, Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Artist Interviews & Profiles, Drawing, Featured Artist Galleries, Inspiration and Creativity, Medium, Mixed Media Medium, Oil, Other Subject, Pastel, Portrait / Figure, Still Life, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor
Tagged Acrylic, Art Business
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Top 10 Paintings from The Artist’s Magazine’s 2011 Over 60 Art Competition
Ranging in age from 61 to 83 the winners of our Over 60 Art Competition share their works. Read their stories in the March 2011 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.
Posted in Acrylic, Animals, Articles, Artist Interviews & Profiles, Colored Pencil, Drawing, Landscapes, Medium, Mixed Media Medium, Oil, Other Medium, Other Subject, Pastel, Portrait / Figure, Still Life, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor
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The Artist’s Magazine Over 60 Art Competition Winners
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Paint Oil Portraits | Michael De Brito
Michael De Brito paints oil portraits of his family and friends, giving bravura techniques of the masters his own contemporary spin.
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Tagged Oil, Portrait and Figure
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Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa and Goya’s Third of May
Read about Théodore Géricault in the March 2012 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, where Jerry N. Weiss writes about The Artist’s Left Hand, which Géricault was driven to record while on his deathbed. The following is an excerpt from the article.
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Tina Spratt | Artist of the Month
The Black Dress, an oil painting by Tina Spratt, was a finalist in the portrait/figure category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition.
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Pat Gilmore | Artist of the Month
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