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Tom Root | Children’s Book Illustrations

Posted on February 14, 2012 by danielp

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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Gerhard Richter | An Artist Without Limits

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jessica Canterbury, Managing Editor

Gerhard Richter’s constant artistic transformation, from blurred photorealistic paintings to monochrome and color chart paintings to expressive abstract watercolors and work in stained glass, created new boundaries and challenged the limits of genre. Richter bravely strived to change the definition of what art should do, painting beyond the end of painting. For that, he is today regarded as one of the greatest living painters. Full Article

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Kim Flora Art Exhibition

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Cherie Haas

View From Eden Park oil painting by Kim Flora | oil landscape abstract painting

Artist Kim Flora, who works with encaustic, is exhibiting works in “Winter Solace,” at the YWCA in Cincinnati, Ohio, through March 15, 2012. Joining her is Trina Feldhake, who creates ceramic baskets. Full Article

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Marvin Mattelson | Oil Portrait and Figure Paintings

Posted on February 7, 2012 by danielp

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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Marvin Mattelson’s Portrait Artist Hall of Fame

Posted on February 2, 2012 by hollyd

Pat and Jennifer (oil, 44x44) by Marvin Mattelson

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. Full Article

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Christopher Fisher | Artist of the Month

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Cherie Haas

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 … Full Article

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The Artist’s Magazine April 2012 Online Table of Contents

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Cherie Haas

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. Full Article

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Melanie Daniel | Abstracted Landscapes in Oil

Posted on February 1, 2012 by danielp

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