Highlights

Uptight Is All Right!
colored pencil's time to shine

Gallery Etiquette 101
straight talk from a top dealer

Acrylic Has It All
transparent, opaque and more

Features

Drawing Out the Riches
Whether painting a landscape or a figure, Jeremy Lipking starts with a drawing.
By Louise B. Hafesh

Imagining Wondrous Worlds
As an illusrator, Will Hillenbrand adapts his style to suit the story.
By Ruth K. Meyer

Uptight is All Right
If you take comfort in control, colored pencil is the medium for you.
By Gary Greene

Every Picture Tells a Story
Stacy Barter, Carolou Kristofik and Julie Ford Oliver invest an old genre with new zing.
By Louise B. Hafesh

Studio Tour
In Oxford, Mississippi, Jason Bouldin designed an Arts and Crafts studio.
By Christine McHugh

Time Turning
Lyrical abstractions are Kim Krause's signature.
By Ruth K. Meyer

Columns and Departments

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Letters

The Artist's Life
Investigation exposes a fake Dali print, and a wry radio commentator tunes in on the arts.
By David Phillips

Exhibitions
Winter is the season for exciting shows.
By Holly Davis

Brushing Up
Versatile acrylics can be transparent or opaque.
By Nancy Reyner

Ask the Experts
Are there options other than glass for protecting watermedia paintings, and what are the best ways to fix a pastel?
By Michael Skalka and Jimmy Wright

Drawing Board
To create a range of detailed effects with charcoal, start by squinting.
By Anthony Waichulis

Master Class
Kathe Kollwitz drew a number of probing self-portraits in charcoal.
By Jerry Weiss

Business
How do you find, attract and keep the gallery that's right for you?
By Paul Dorrell

Competition Spotlight
Pamela Johnson paints a hamburger tower that comments on our culture of mass consumption.