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THE YEAR’S
BEST PAINTINGS
Get insider insight into some
of 2018’s best watermedia
work. PLUS: Judges weigh in
on what makes a winner.
BY MCKENZIE GRAHAM
42
PAINTING UNDER
THE TUSCAN SUN
There’s plenty to learn and
experience when creating
in the Italian countryside.
BY ANNE HEVENER
46
ANCIENT & MODERN
Wendy Artin deftly handles
sublime and bold imagery
of oft-overlooked city details.
BY JOHN A. PARKS
SEEING IN SHADES
OF GRAY
Unify your work with a
strong value structure built
on a grisaille underpainting.
BY TIM SATERNOW
FEBRUARY 2019
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WHERE LIFE
AND ART INTERSECT
John Bayalis’s depictions of
everyday scenes are an ode
to “Anywhere, USA.”
BY STEFANIE LAUFERSWEILER
70
A PORTRAIT
BY ANY OTHER NAME
New York City, Philadelphia,
Venice and Bermuda “model”
as muses for light, color,
texture and atmosphere.
BY JAMES TOOGOOD