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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Water Paint-Off Winner</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[See the winner of the &quot;Water, Water Everywhere&quot; All-Media Paint-Off challenge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ann DeLaurentis Watercolor Gallery</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[View the artist&rsquo;s urban- and nature-inspired watercolors in this online gallery.<br />]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #11</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #7</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[And the winner is...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #15</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Test your art smarts with another crossword!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Milford Zornes Still Going Strong at 100</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An excerpt from an interview with the living legend&nbsp; that ran in the<em> Watercolor Artist</em> February 2008 issue.]]></description>
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      <title>Watercolor Artist Online Exclusive: Trip of a Lifetime</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<strong>Andy Evansen</strong> shares insights from his <em>plein air</em> painting trip to China in this <em>Watercolor Artist </em>online exclusive article.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Creativity Workshop: Get Real, but Not &lt;i&gt;Too&lt;/i&gt; Real</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11221</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Focus on the basics to harness the creative power of simplification. <em></em>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #12</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #13</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12372</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Women in art, part two!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #5</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cezanne’s &lt;i&gt;The Card Players&lt;/i&gt;, Seurat’s &lt;i&gt;Circus Sideshow&lt;/i&gt;, and Van Gogh’s &lt;i&gt;Night Cafe&lt;/i&gt;</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cezanne&rsquo;s <em>The Card Players</em>, Seurat&rsquo;s <em>Circus Sideshow</em>, and Van Gogh&rsquo;s <em>Night Cafe.</em>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>30-Minute Self-Portrait Winner</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Winner of our &ldquo;30-Minute Self-Portrait&rdquo; Paint-Off]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Illustrator Eric Carle Resources</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Picture book designer, writer and illustrator Eric Carle has written more than 70 picture books enjoyed by children and adults around the globe. Resources such as books, videos, slide shows and more, both by and about Eric Carle, abound. Here are some of the best]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #4</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11232</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #4]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spring Nonfloral Paint-Off Winner</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[See the winner of the Spring Non-Floral challenge in the All-Media Paint-Off.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #14</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12012</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #12</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[All mixed up]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to Critique Your Painting</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;">As a workshop teacher, I critique my students' paintings every day. Thanks to this, I've learned how to critique my own. Here's what I look for.</span><!--EndFragment-->]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Limited Palette Paint-Off Winner</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13634</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See the winner of the limited palette paint-off challenge. <br />]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Where It's At</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11788</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Revisit past <em>Watercolor Artist</em> &quot;Where It&rsquo;s At&quot; art towns to plan your next vacation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #13</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11771</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The puzzle master strikes again!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Getting Motivated</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11212</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How one artist keeps on track and jump-starts his painting process.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Thick and Thin of Acrylics</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13793</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Betsy Dillard Stroud experiments with two kinds of acrylic paints (featured in the <a href="http://www.northlightshop.com/product/watercolor-artist-october-2009-issue/">October 2009 issue</a> of <em>Watercolor Artist</em>).&nbsp;]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2006 Art Competition Judges</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[View work from the judges of the 2006 Annual Art Competition.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Artists' Online Chats</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10374</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Artists' Online Chats]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Must-See (Green) Shows</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A list of environmentally conscious art exhibitions, as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/1233/56">October 2008 issue</a> of <em>Watercolor Artist</em>.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #17</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Check your answers here!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Creative Spark Challenges</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12961</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Get involved in <em>The Pastel Journal</em>'s Creative Spark challenges&mdash;you could have your work published on our site, and win a prize!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2008 Jurors' Comments</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12724</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Knowing what the judges of <em>The Artist's Magazine's</em> 25th Annual Competition looked for can help you make wise choices<br />
when you enter any juried show.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Demo: Dimensional Substrates and Treated Surfaces</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13425</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In this demonstration from her book <em>Art Revolution</em>, Lisa L. Cyr use multiple substrates, collage, assemblage, embossing and debossing relief treatments and lushly painted patinas to create her award-winning work <em>The Courageous.</em>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Five Objects Paint-Off Winner</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13341</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For the Five Objects challenge in the All-Media Paint-Off, artists were asked to paint a still life that included these five objects: a feather, a key, a candle, a scarf and a pen. See the winner.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Diana De Santis, Emil Robinson and J. Thomas Soltesz</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11135</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallery of artwork by Diana De Santis, Emil Robinson and J. Thomas Soltesz]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Golden Age of American Illustration</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11928</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn more about the Golden Age of American Illustration.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Creativity Workshop: The Secret to More Creative Portraits</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bring creativity into your portraits by telling a story&mdash;and learn how to enhance the tale by using gouache as a tool.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Rizzotto's Interview Outtake</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What did artist John Rizzotto and <em>The Artist's Magazine</em>'s editor Maureen Bloomfield discover that they had in common?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hopper and His Home Town</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Find out about sources for more information on Edward Hopper and learn what to see in and around Nyack, New York.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Where It's At: Chicago</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11780</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<em>Watercolor Artist</em> offers a look at Chicago as an arts destination (as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/467/56">February 2007 issue</a>).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Gallery of Trees</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The editorial staff of <em>The Pastel Journal</em> went in search of pastel artists who&mdash;to our way of thinking&mdash;accomplish the task of painting trees with exceptional grace and skill.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Creative Spark: Getting in Shape</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One surefire way to create fabulous paintings is to base them on fabulous shapes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Getting-started motivation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Five ways for getting motivated.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #12</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>American Artist in Brittany</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11152</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The residency cottage in Dinan where I stayed is at the bottom of the hill across the road from the Rance River in the Port de Dinan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Go Green Paint-Off Winner</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13932</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<br />]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Creative Spark: Pick A Color</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12348</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Spice up your pastel paintings with those colors you always seem to neglect.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mouse Potato</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11180</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To artist, writer and instructor Jim Chapman, watercolor sketching is about catching a fleeting sense of time, place or thing. To show how he does so, he offers free lessons online.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Splendid over 60</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11248</link>
      <description><![CDATA[More work from the artists featured in &ldquo;Splendid over 60&rdquo; in the March 2008 issue.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>J.M.W. Turner Combined the Real and the Romantic</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A look at what inspired a master.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Where It's At: Asheville, North Carolina</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11782</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<em>Watercolor Artist</em> offers a look at Asheville, North Carolina, as an arts destination (as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/465/56">June 2007 issue</a>).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Books for the Plein Air Artist</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Check out this list of too-good-to-miss resources for plein air artists. <!--EndFragment-->]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Artist of the Month: Thomas Sheehan</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Artist of the Month: Thomas Sheehan]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz No. 5</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How's my French?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Creative Spark: Get Out of Town</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sometimes all you need to re-awaken your creative juices is a change of scenery.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #19</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12818</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Test your art knowledge with our latest crossword puzzle.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lois Gold Pastel Gallery</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13700</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Click here for a gallery of Lois Gold's meditative pastel landscapes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13700</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #13</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12373</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12373</guid>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #17</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12414</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Test your art knowledge with our latest crossword!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12414</guid>
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      <title>Creative Spark: Mix It Up</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12624</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Carole Katchen challenges you to put your neglected colors to work&mdash;you could win a prize! (From the <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1222094522149*/">October 2008 issue</a> of <em>The Pastel Journal</em>.)]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12624</guid>
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      <title>Recommended Reading</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11083</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Writer John Elliot offers up this helpful recommended reading list.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11083</guid>
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      <title>Perseverance is the Ticket</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11096</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cole Carothers shares how perseverance and a little serendipity influenced his art career.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11096</guid>
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      <title>Watercolor Artist 2008 Ones to Watch</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12668</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See an additional gallery of work from the 2008 &quot;Ones to Watch,&quot; as featured in the December 2008 issue of <em>Watercolor Artist</em>.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12668</guid>
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      <title>Finding Inspiration</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10351</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Finding Inspiration]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10351</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #13</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11772</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11772</guid>
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      <title>2007 Visual Index</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11502</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Our free downloadable 2007 article index includes full-color paintings from this year's featured artists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11502</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #16</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12350</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12350</guid>
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      <title>Marcia Holmes: Inspiration from Mother, Nature</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11255</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marcia Holmes, one of our featured artists in the October 2007 issue&mdash;and a poet as well as pastelist&mdash;mentions in the article that she finds inspiration virtually everywhere, including poetry. Here is one of her own poems about one of her floral paintings, both of which were inspired by (and dedicated to) her late mother.&nbsp;]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11255</guid>
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      <title>Where It’s At: Columbus, Ohio</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13030</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Take a virtual tour of Columbus, Ohio's artistic offerings, as featured in the <a href="http://www.artistsnetworkshop.com/store/Art_Magazines___Watercolor_Artist___Watercolor_Artist_April_2009___WC0409?Args=">April 2009 issue</a> of <em>Watercolor Artist </em>Magazine.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13030</guid>
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      <title>Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13378</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Eric Carle gives interview about the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, the first full-scale museum in America devoted to national and international picture book art.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13378</guid>
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      <title>Pixar Artist Bill Cone</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9785</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn about Pixar production artist Bill Cone's sketching experience on Route 66, his personal pastel work, and the different positions for artists at Pixar Animation Studios.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9785</guid>
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      <title>Chin-Cheng Hung Pastel Portraiture</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11935</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Enjoy a gallery of Chin-Cheng Hung's pastel portraits and drop in on one of his demonstrations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11935</guid>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #1</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10089</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Are you ready to cross swords with our puzzle master?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10089</guid>
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      <title>10 Ideas for Overcoming Creative Blocks</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10425</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jump-start your art with these tips for recharging your creativity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10425</guid>
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      <title>The Kirkland Art Studio Tour</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11219</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Some images from the Kirkland Art Studio Tour, as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/562/55">November 2007 issue</a> of <em>The Artist's Magazine</em>.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11219</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #2</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11505</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11505</guid>
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      <title>Furry Friends Paint-Off Winner</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12865</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See the winner of the All-Media Paint-Off Furry Friends challenge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12865</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #9</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11698</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11698</guid>
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      <title>Where It's At: Athens, Georgia</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11785</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<em>Watercolor Artist</em> offers a look at Athens, Georgia, as an arts destination (as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/718/56">December 2007 issue</a>).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11785</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #3</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11210</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11210</guid>
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      <title>Fun With Acrylics: Messy Painting Exercise</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11956</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Have fun with acrylic: Enjoy Betsy Dillard Stroud's messy painting exercise. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11956</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #15</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12193</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12193</guid>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #6</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11207</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Put on your thinking cap!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11207</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #1</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10094</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10094</guid>
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      <title>Taking Art to the Streets</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11256</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Forget canvas or paper. Some artists make the pavement their surface! Take a look at street-painter Jane Portaluppi Durand's pastel-on-asphalt creations!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11256</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #11</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11554</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11554</guid>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #1</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11184</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How much do you really know about American art?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11184</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #7</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11230</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11230</guid>
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      <title>Step-by-Step Demo: Painting Peonies with Stacy Barter</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12606</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn about the masterly brushwork of Stacey Barter, step by step.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12606</guid>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #11</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12013</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pop meets art.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12013</guid>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #9</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11697</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A is for art.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11697</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #8</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10079</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10079</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #3</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11174</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Answers to Crossword Puzzle #3]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11174</guid>
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      <title>July 2008 Web Links</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12214</link>
      <description><![CDATA[All the links from the July 2008 issue of <em>The Artist's Magazine</em> at your fingertips!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12214</guid>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #2</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11165</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Work your creative muscles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11165</guid>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #11</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11552</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Brushing up]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11552</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #10</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11774</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11774</guid>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #7</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9781</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hooray for Hollywood II!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9781</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #4</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11182</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11182</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #5</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10077</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=10077</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #16</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12701</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you scored!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12701</guid>
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      <title>Why Paint En Plein Air?</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12611</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Notable oil artist explains the advantages and appeal of <em>plein air</em> painting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12611</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #1</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11185</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11185</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Crossword Puzzle #10</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9780</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9780</guid>
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      <title>February 2008 Paint-Off Winner</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11503</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See the winning art for the Best Toy Ever challenge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11503</guid>
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      <title>Super Spirals Paint-Off Winner</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12445</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See the &quot;Super Spirals&quot; All-Media Paint-Off winner.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12445</guid>
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      <title>Bill Cone's Road Trip</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11258</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bill Cone talks about the road trip he took on Route 66 when he was doing concept work for the setting for the Pixar movie <em>Cars.</em>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11258</guid>
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      <title>The Group Dynamic</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11141</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How do I go about starting an artist's guild?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11141</guid>
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      <title>Alan Flattmann in France</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12906</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alan Flattmann shares the joy of painting in the South of France in this video slide show, as featured in the January/February 2009 issue of <em>The Pastel Journal</em>.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12906</guid>
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      <title>Too Busy To Be Creative?</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11110</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Too busy to be creative?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11110</guid>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #9</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9774</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Warm up with our latest puzzle!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9774</guid>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #4</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11231</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hooray for Hollywood!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11231</guid>
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      <title>Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #8</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11585</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See how you did!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11585</guid>
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      <title>Where It's At: Las Vegas, Nevada</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13017</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See what makes Las Vegas, Nevada, an arts destination. (Featured in the <a href="http://www.artistsnetworkshop.com/store/Art_Magazines___Watercolor_Artist___Watercolor_Artist_February_2009___WC0209?Args=">February 2009 issue</a> of <em>Watercolor Artist</em>.)]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=13017</guid>
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      <title>Where It's At: La Jolla, California</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11787</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<em>Watercolor Artist</em> offers a look at La Jolla, California, as an arts destination (as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/883/56">April 2008 issue</a>).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11787</guid>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #16</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sharpen your pencils&mdash;it's time for another puzzle!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of women in art!]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Give yourself a hand.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Can you match these quotes with the famous artists who said them?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Super Spirals Paint-Off Winner</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Have fun with Crossword Puzzle #3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #15</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fill in the blanks!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wonder of White Paint-Off Winner</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Find out who won the Wonder of White All-Media Paint-Off challenge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #6</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=9772</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TSARIST?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mary Joad Waid and Kenney Mencher</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11153</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pastels by Mary Joad Waid and oils by Kenney Mencher]]></description>
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      <title>Where It's At: Portland, Maine</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11784</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<em>Watercolor Artist</em> offers a look at Portland, Maine, as an arts destination (as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/463/56">October 2007 issue</a>).]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Chicago art scene deserves to be experienced in person, and our guide to the three must-visit districts will give you a hint of the wonderful work there is to see.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<em>Watercolor Artist </em>offers a look at Traverse City, Michigan, as an arts destination (as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/464/56">August 2007 issue</a>).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12700</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Artists are a favorite subject of filmmakers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Summer Still Life Paint-Off Winner</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12446</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See the All-Media Paint-Off Summer Still Life challenge winner.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #8</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Global gallery hopping]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<em>Watercolor Artist</em> offers a look at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, as an arts destination (as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/466/56">April 2007 issue</a>).]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[How did you do?]]></description>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #14</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=12011</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sharpen your pencils&mdash;the next crossword puzzle is ready to solve!]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sharpen your pencils!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[This artist's move to rural Pennsylvania transformed his life--and his art.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<em>Watercolor Artist</em> offers a look at Cincinnati, Ohio, as an arts destination (as featured in the <a href="http://www.fwmagazines.com/product/778/56">February 2008 issue</a>).]]></description>
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      <title>Will Hillenbrand Gallery</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[See more art from November 2008 feature artist Will Hillenbrand.]]></description>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #5</title>
      <link>http://www.artistsnetwork.com//article/?p_ArticleId=11187</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The puzzle master challenges you again!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ready for some trivia?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Answers to Art-Smarts Quiz #6]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[See what Music City has to offer in the arts department. (Featured in the <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1223063633956*/">October 2008 issue</a> of <em>Watercolor Artist</em>.)]]></description>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #10</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ring in the new year with a new puzzle!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Artist's Magazine Crossword Puzzle #4</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some cool fun for a hot summer!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Art-Smarts Quiz #10</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New York, New York.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Check your answers!]]></description>
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