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ART FITZPATRICK & VAN KAUFMAN
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ART FITZPATRICK & VAN KAUFMAN

AF/VK. These four initials were my only clue as to the source of the fantastic Pontiac ad illustrations I found in my dad’s old National Geographic magazines.

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Illustration No. 73
STEVE HOLLAND: The World's Greatest Illustration Art Model
Illustration

STEVE HOLLAND: The World's Greatest Illustration Art Model

Thomas Steven Holland was born January 8, 1925, in Seattle Washington, and died on May 10, 1997, at age 72 in Humboldt County, California following a brief illness. He was married three times and had two children from his first marriage, a son named Claude and a daughter, Nicole.

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Illustration No. 73
THE PULP ART OF PETER DRIBEN
Illustration

THE PULP ART OF PETER DRIBEN

Pulp magazines covered numerous genres, including fantasy, crime, Westerns, science-fiction, horror, action, and war. Cover art designs ran the gamut, but often many would feature half-naked young women—there was even a genre devoted exclusively to the subject—the girlie pulps.

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Illustration No. 73
THE FIELD OF STORIES
Poets & Writers Magazine

THE FIELD OF STORIES

IN HER NEW MEMOIR, POET WARRIOR, PUBLISHED BY W. W. NORTON IN SEPTEMBER, U.S. POET LAUREATE JOY HARJO TRAVELS THE ROADS, RIVERS, AND RHYTHMS OF HER LIFE, TAKING READERS ON A JOURNEY ACROSS GENERATIONS AND SINGING POWERFUL LESSONS ON THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF TIME AND BECOMING.

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September - October 2021
We Build It Ourselves
Poets & Writers Magazine

We Build It Ourselves

A roundtable on race, power, and the writing workshop

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September - October 2021
Familiar things
International Artist

Familiar things

MASTER PAINTERS OF THE WORLD

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August - September 2021
Creating Emphasis
International Artist

Creating Emphasis

Working from dark to light colors, Pamela Hamilton’s pastel paintings feature the smallest and brightest marks at the focal point

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August - September 2021
Expression and flow
International Artist

Expression and flow

MASTER PAINTERS OF THE WORLDS

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August - September 2021
Off the Board
International Artist

Off the Board

Animals come to life in intricate detail through the boldness and versatility of Melissa Helene’s scratchboard art

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August - September 2021
Biophilia
International Artist

Biophilia

MASTER PAINTERS OF THE WORLD

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August - September 2021
High Altitude
International Artist

High Altitude

Sarah Mckendry demonstrates how to create depth, atmosphere and mood in her landscape paintings

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August - September 2021
Skies
International Artist

Skies

More than just blank space, John Lovett explores how skies can add balance and ambiance to a painting

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August - September 2021
The Calling
International Artist

The Calling

THE ART OF THE PORTRAIT

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August - September 2021
Olafur Eliasson – Climate Activism Through Art
Newsweek

Olafur Eliasson – Climate Activism Through Art

Uncharted

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August 20, 2021
Annie Murphy-Robinson
International Artist

Annie Murphy-Robinson

A Discovery of Self

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August - September 2021
A Light in the Dark
International Artist

A Light in the Dark

Using a black underpainting, Jed Dorsey shares the advantages and joys of working from dark to light

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August - September 2021
Who's Pulling the Strings?
New York magazine

Who's Pulling the Strings?

A celebration of the puppets that have always lived among us.

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August 2 - 15, 2021
ANA LEAL
Art Market

ANA LEAL

"Psychological Landscapes"

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Issue #59 May 2021
How We REMEMBER
Poets & Writers Magazine

How We REMEMBER

WITH HIS FIRST NONFICTION BOOK, HOW THE WORD IS PASSED, PUBLISHED IN JUNE BY LITTLE, BROWN, POET AND SCHOLAR CLINT SMITH DELVES INTO THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY ALIVE IN MONUMENTS AND LANDMARKS WITHIN AND BEYOND THE UNITED STATES, IN AN IMMERSIVE READ THAT EXQUISITELY DEPICTS HOW A NATION AND ITS INHABITANTS REMEMBER ITS HISTORY.

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July - August 2021
Stone Fruit
Poets & Writers Magazine

Stone Fruit

Lee Lai introduced

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July - August 2021
Free as a bird
International Artist

Free as a bird

MASTER PAINTERS OF THE WORLD

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June - July 2021
Dream Worlds
International Artist

Dream Worlds

Working with alcohol ink and acrylics, Hannah Rose creates fluid, fantastical paintings

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June - July 2021
Glazed
International Artist

Glazed

Emily Bickell takes a new approach in her recent paintings, working from the most detailed elements to the simplest

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June - July 2021
Golden Hour
International Artist

Golden Hour

Plein air painter Paul Kratter demonstrates how he captures the most powerful aspects of the landscape

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June - July 2021
Open Air
International Artist

Open Air

The rich tradition of plein air painting is about connection, emotion and a passion for the great outdoors

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9 mins  |
June - July 2021
PAINTING REALISTIC DINOSAURS
International Artist

PAINTING REALISTIC DINOSAURS

James Gurney shares his top 10 tips for painting lifelike dinosaurs

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June - July 2021
Salt and sand
International Artist

Salt and sand

MASTER PAINTERS OF THE WORLD

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June - July 2021
VITA LUKSTINA
Art Market

VITA LUKSTINA

"SELF-PORTRAIT"

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Issue #60 June 2021
Richard MacDonald Icons
Art Market

Richard MacDonald Icons

What does it mean to be iconic? Surely it is beyond the scope of mere talent or fame and encompasses something that closely resembles an apex of the human experience.

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Issue #60 June 2021
REZA RAHIMI LASKO ORIENTAL ISLAMIC ART
Art Market

REZA RAHIMI LASKO ORIENTAL ISLAMIC ART

Reza Rahimi Lasko was born in 1979 in Iran. At the age of 12, he started his official art studies. The most important encouragement came from his mother, who sent him to begin his professional education by Mr. Majid Arvari in 1997.

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Issue #60 June 2021