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4 EDITOR’S NOTE
Experience the city through
the eyes of an artist.6 HAPPENINGS
The Missouri Watercolor
Society visits China.
BY MCKENZIE GRAHAM10 ANATOMY OF
A PAINTING
J.M.W. Turner immortalizes
one of his favorite locales.
BY JERRY N. WEISS12 CREATIVITY
WORKSHOP
Notans + India ink =
mid-tone crisis averted!
BY JOE CIBERE19 WATERCOLOR
ESSENTIALS
Going gray? Mix primary
colors to create your
preferred strength.
BY KEIKO TANABE26 BURNING QUESTION
Five ideas to advance
your art goals in 2019.
COMPILED BY ANNE HEVENER78 BRIGHT IDEAS
Watercolor goes to the dark
side with nocturnes.
BY STEPHEN HARBY88 OPEN BOOK
Look to the figure
as a source of
endless inspiration.
BY SUSAN WEINTRAUBON THE COVER
21 Best Watermedia Paintings
of the Year 28
Paint the City 46, 56, 62, 70
5 Ways to Jump-Start
Your Art Now 26
Quick Tips to Avoid
a Mid-Tone Crisis 12Nocturne on the Grand Canal
(detail; watercolor on paper, 30x22)
by James Toogood12
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