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, 2002; Vol. 66, Issue 724 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. COVER: A Traditional Approach to Portraiture. Mary (detail), by Henry Wingate, 2002, oil, 20 x 18. Collection the artist. METHODS MATERIALS: WHEN AND HOW TO REMOVE VARNISH by Christopher Willard. An examination of the necessity of cleaning and revarnisbing paintings. THE NATURE OF ABSTRACTION by Ruthie Thompson. The monotype process helps Joellyn Duesberry navigate between pure realism and abstraction. DRAWING THE UNOBSERVED by James A Metcalfe. Colored-pencil artist Jeffery Smart Baisden stimulates viewers imaginations by drawing peculiar and ambiguous spaces. THE PASTEL PAGE: CREATING MOVEMENT IN A STILL LIFE by Alartha Rator. Fhis artist's dynamic compositions and color choices imbue her still lifes with a sense of motion. SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS by Linda M. Gosman. Through a lineage of American realist artists, HENRY WINGATE found his place in a tradition of highly dedicated painters, chasing radiance with each passing day. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: PAINTING PRECISELY by Al. Stephen Doherty. Rodney Moser blocks out Painted areas with masking fluid to achieve precise, controlled, and exacting watercolors. WHO AM I? SEARCHING FOR ARTISTIC IDENTITY by Kathleen Baxter. Two artists underwent a palette revolution as part of their artistic evolution. NUTS and BOLTS: Caroline Jasper demonstrates the benefits of painting on a red grtmnd--plus the latest art news and opportiinities. EDITOR'S NOTE. LETTERS. EXHIBITIONS. TECHNICAL PAGE by Jane Sutherland. ART MART. 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)