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: SEPTEMBER 1981; VOLUME 45, ISSUE 470 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. FRONT COVER: Lily, by Colleen Browning, 1980, oil, 48 x 42. Courtesy Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York City. FEATURES: COLLEEN BROWNING: A RICH TAPESTRY OF COLOR, by Georgina Ellen Challis. This British-born artist spends her time both in New York and in Grenada in the British West Indies, painting oil still lifes that display rich colors and textures. JAMES CHILDS: A HUMANISTIC TESTAMENT, by James Childs. Childs was trained to draw in the traditional manner of the 19th-century French Academy. Here this Minnesota artist expresses his thoughts regarding the "Post-Modern" era and the reintroduction of the humanistic point of view in art. A portfolio of his drawings is shown. BEN KONIS: ARTIST AT WORK IN ThE SOUTHWEST, by Mary Carroll Nelson. This Texas art ist's love of the South-west is reflected in his pastels of Southwest Indians. In this article, he gives a detailed step-by-step demonstration. DUANE HANSON: SUPER REALISM, by Margaret Mathews. In Florida, Hanson's sculptures seem "more real than real," down to the last meticulous detail. Here he discusses his fascination with this art form and outlines his procedures. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: JANE CARLSON. In New York, Carlson captures her feelings and memories of the places she has been in her watercolor and gouache works. Here she discusses her techniques. CREATIVITY AND THE APPLIED ARTS: A PICTURE WORTH 1,885 WORDS, by William A. Henkin. In this article, the author explores the subject of photography and the photographic image. SPECIAL ART INSTRUCTION SUPPLEMENT: PORTRAIT PAINTING ALLA PRIMA, by Jan Herring. In Texas, this instructor points out the benefits of alla prima painting and demonstrates, step by step, how she creates one of her oil and Conte portraits. DRAWING WHAT YOU SEE, by Bob Gerbracht. This noted California artist and teacher says we discover what we see as we draw. Here he outlines how to approach the drawing process. Some of his pastel works are shown. DEPARTMENTS: TECHNICAL PAGE, by Prof. Clifford T. Chieffo. PROFESSIONAL PAGE, by Betty Chamberlain. EDITORIAL; FOOTNOTES; LETTERS; ART BOOKS; ART MART;GALLERY HAPPENINGS; BULLETIN BOARD; INDEX TO ADVERTISING. 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)