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, 1997; VOLUME 61, ISSUE 664 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. COVER: Villa Torre Galli: The Loggia (detail), by John Singer Sargent, 1910, oil, 21' Xe X 27. Private collection. Photo courtesy Adelson Galleries, New York, New York. See "Exhibits" (page 10). FEATURES: METHODS MATERIALS: HOW TO SET UP A STILL LIFE by Christopher Willard. POINTS OF PERSPECTIVE by Linda S. Price. On a tour of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, renowned artist WILL BARNET discusses the relationship of form, space, and perspective--from the Old Masters to modern abstraction. THE PASTEL PAGE: PRACTICAL IDEAS FOR PLEIN AIR PAINTERS by Maureen O'Hara Pesta. Painting outdoors with pastels sharpens my skills of observation and analysis, but it also requires organization and planning. "PHOTO EXPRESSIONISM" by Steve Winston. LARRY GERBER starts his acrylic and oil paintings from photos, then adds his own emotions to the gritty urban and nostalgic countryside scenes he brings to life on canvas. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: PAINT CLOSE TO YOUR HEART by Charmaine Pearson. My art has always been a positive expression of my life, but now I paint my best watercolors of subjects close to my heart. A MULTILAYER APPROACH TO COLORED PENCIL by John R. Kemp. Louisiana artist Darryl D. Alello layers and burnishes color, carefully building abstract shapes into the vivid and engaging subjects of his colored-pencil drawings. NUTS BOLTS. Resources and practical information for artists, plus "visual" children's tales, four self-portraits from American Artist readers, the bottom-line benefits of investments in the arts, and a call for entries from the National Academy. DEPARTMENTS: WELCOME. LETTERS. EXHIBITS. TECHNICAL PAGE by Jane Sutherland. BULLETIN BOARD. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. COMING IN DECEMBER. RECOMMENDED BOOKS. 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)