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8 VOYAGE

Venice: Steeped in History,

Awash With Beauty

BY STEPHEN HARBY

12 ANATOMY OF

A PAINTING

Moonlight, Wood Island

Lightby Winslow Homer

BY JERRY N. WEISS

14 THE ASK

What one artwork would

you most liked to have

seen being created?

Build

18 TUTORIAL

Nature’s Palette: Seashells

BY HELEN OH

26 DRAWING BOARD

HowtoDrawBirds

BY DEBBY COTTER KASPARI

32 WORKSHOP

Composition: Taking

a Cue From Rousseau

BY CHRIS COZEN

36 LESSON

Painting Water

Reflections

BY JOHANNES VLOOTHUIS

42 ART HACKS

Watercolor Tips

BY MIKE ALLEN

Outfit

88 BUSINESS OF ART

Commissions: Is

Everybody Happy?

BY C.J. KENT

90 DO NOW

Must-See Shows

92 INDEPENDENT STUDY

Art Resources

96 LASTING IMPRESSION

Duck Island

by Childe Hassam

BY MARTHA MACLEOD

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ON THE COVER

AfternoonLight,ButterflyBeach(detail)

by Marcia Burtt

acrylic on linen panel, 13½x26½

4 FROM THE EDITOR

22 VISIONARIES

40 SPONSORED PRODUCTS

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FAR RIGHT IMAGE:

SUNDAY SKETCH “CAMERA”

(DETAIL) © CHRISTOPH NIEMANN, FROM

THE ILLUSTRATION IDEA BOOK

BY STEVEN HELLER AND GAIL ANDERSON (LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING, 2018)