American Artist Artist magazine of largest circulation. 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: DECEMBER 1992; VOLUME 56, ISSUE 605 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. COVER: The Song of the Dog (detail), by Edgar Degas, Ca. 1876-77, gouache and pastel over mono-type on three pieces of joined paper, 22 /t x 171/8. Private collection. FEATURES: SUCCESS STORIES: MARKETING PAINTED RUGS AND FLOOR CLOTHS by Paula Champa. JIM SCHANTZ: INTO NATURE WITH PASTELS by Paula Charnpa. Schantz's landscapes reflect his emotional response to his surroundings and serve as a window on that world for viewers. EAST MEETS WEST by Diana Kurz, Japanese artist Kenjiro Sasaki combines the flat perspective typical of the art of his homeland with the color and paint quality common to European painting. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: PAINTING THE SENSUALITY OF FOOD by Stanley L Grand. WORKING WITH COMPLICATED STILL-LIFE SETUPS by Lisa Russ Spaar. Virginia painter Trisha Orr says she is attracted to "taking a big jumble of objects and making them seem like something solid and inevitable." HARLEY BARTLETT: MAKING ALL THE RIGHT MOVES by M Stephen Doherty. This Rhode Island artist's talent, hard work, and pragmatic outlook have helped build a solid foundation for his developing career. NARRATIVE PAINTINGS: USING TRADITIONAL MOTIFS TO EXPRESS TODAY'S VIOLENCE by Joseph C. Skrapits. Domenic Cretara's images are witness to his years of study of Renaissance, Baroque, and Romantic narrative painting. STILL LIFES THAT WON'T STAY STILL by Jacqueline Penney. Here's how to capture soft reflections of light on still-life objects with acrylics. LOOKING INTO THE PASTEL TECHNIQUE OF DEGAS by Anne F Maheux and Jean Sutherland Boggs. NUTS BOLTS: Resources and practical information for artists. DEPARTMENTS: WELCOME. LETTERS. EXHIBITS. TECHNICAL PAGE by Steven Sheehan. ART MART. BULLETIN BOARD. 1992 EDITORIAL INDEX. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. COMING IN JANUARY. This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. Magazine is COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD +++ condition. (See photo)