Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! * American Artist GREAT art magazine -- 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: AUGUST, 2000; VOLUME 64, ISSUE 697 IN THIS ISSUE:- [Detailed contents description written EXCLUSIVELY for this listing by MORE MAGAZINES! Use 'Control F' to search this page.] * This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ON THE COVER: "Venture Outdoors with oils and pastels. Face the challenge opf a group portriat. Build thick layers of watercolor." COVER PAINTING:Studio en Plein Air (detail), by Joseph Sweeney, 1995, pastel, 26 x 31. Collection the artist. FEATURES: METHODS MATERIALS: USING WATER-BASED MARKERS by Christopher Willard. Artists Charles Amsellem and Al Konetzni enjoy the spontaneity and convenience of water-based markers for creating commercial designs and illustrations. SAVING PUBLIC SCULPTURE by Daniel Grant. As many public works of art fall into disrepair, artists must increase their awareness about the durability of their artwork. PORTRAIT OF A DAY by Michael J. Birlingham. Careful site-selection is essential for plein air painter Randall Sexton's expressive landscapes and cityscapes. ENGINEERING A GROUP PORTRAIT. by Peggy Kinstler. Inspired by her admiration of a 19th-century Danish painter, Loryn Brazier crafted a portrait of monumental proportions. CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING by E. Lynne Moss. New York artist Tula Telfair makes romantic landscapes vital and contemporary by combining them with minurialist panels of color. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: LAYING IT ON THICK by Michael P Kinch. Once a renowned abstract oil painter, DOLORES RIBAL is now recognised for her thickly applied watercolors. THE PASTEL PAGE: LANDSCAPES-A DIRECT APPROACH by Joseph Sweeney. This pastelist's approach to landscape painting involves careful preparation, studied techniques, and a good deal of patience. UNDER THE CANOPY by Kathleen Baxter. Gamini Ratnavira's tropical wildlife paintings educate as well as illustrate, giving viewers a bird's-eye view of life in the rain forest. NUTS AND BOLTS: Artist Jeannine Cook revives the elegant medium of silverpoint drawing, plus the latest art news and opportunities. DEPARTMENTS: EDITOR'S NOTE. LETIERS. EXHIBITIONS. TECHNICAL PAGE, by Jane Sutherland. ART MART. BULLETIN BOARD. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. COMING IN SEPTEMBER. RECOMMENDED BOOKS. * NOTE: OUR content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date. This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Standard sized magazine, Approx 8oe" X 11". COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD condition. (See photo) A great snapshot of the time, and a terrific Birthday present or Anniversary gift! Careful packaging, Fast shipping, ALL GUARANTEED --