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: NOVEMBER, 1992; VOLUME 56, ISSUE 604 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. COVER: Still Life With Hydrangea (detail), by JAMES APONOVICH, 1990, oil, 60 x 48. Courtesy the Louis Newman Galleries, Beverly Hills, California. FEATURES: SUCCESS STORIES: SETTING THE STAGE by Lois Martin. A professional scenic painter for New York City's Metropolitan Opera, JILL BISKIN also makes egg tempera paintings that evoke the drama of the stage at an astonishingly small size. THE IMPACT OF BRUSH WORK by May Anna Goetz. According to Goetz, the characteristics of a paintbrush determine the kinds of marks you can make with oil paints. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: GETTING PHYSICAL WITH WATERCOLOR by Betsy Schein Goldman. In compositions that are part still life, part portrait, Stanley Louis Rosenthal layers washes to achieve smooth flesh tones that don't have the feel of watercolor. APPROACHING PHOTO-REALISM WITH PASTELS by Milton Meyer. "I'm able to produce considerable detail with pastels, although this medium is typically not a Photo-Realist's first choice," says this Colorado artist. A WINDOW ON INTERIORS by Marguerite Smolen. Craig Johnston recreates the feel of well-to-do English homes, working without photographs or drawings. A CONVERSATION WITH ALDRYTH OCKENGA by Charles Movalli. Using nature to express her feelings, Ockenga tries to capture what she calls a "felt reality"--her emotional reaction to her subject. NUTS BOLTS. Resources and practical information for artists, including a portrait-painting demonstration with Georgia artist Jim Schell. DEPARTMENTS: EDITOR'S NOTE. LETTERS. EXHIBITS. TECHNICAL PAGE by Steven Sheehan. HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE. ART MART. QUICK TIPS. ART BOOKS VIDEOS. BULLETIN BOARD. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. COMING IN DECEMBER. 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)