AMERICAN te ona ARTIST Tox 24, Pate clacton OCTOBER 2007 CONTENTS EAS VRETERER CE 18 Object Project: Common Subjects, Uncommon Results Aeryic: 15 vu. sree owenry Charcoal: 38 Fiffeen artists inchuded the same Colored pencil: |2 five objects in their stil-life Egg tempera: 18 drawings and paintings as away of Graphite: 18 demonstrating both their ‘Mixed media: 18 individuality and their shared Olt 10,18, 38, 6,58, 64, 70,71, 72,78 commitment to representational Pastel: 10, 18,32 art. That collection of pictures is Sculpture: 16 beginning a national tour, starting Watercolor: 10 at The Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science, in Evansville, Indiana, 4 Editor's Note 6 Art Mart 32 A Retrospective Exhibition of Albert Handeli’s Pastel Paintings baited bru STEPHEN OOHERTY 10 Quick Sketches Albert Handell, one of the most ‘Academic Artists Association important artists working in pastel Announces Award Winners..Awand today, is currently the subject of a Winners Announced at Colored retrospective exhibition at The Pencil Society of America’s Explore Butler Institute of American Art. This! 4...An Online Guide to Art Here, he describes some of the ‘Movements... Video Demonstrations seminal paintings in the show and ‘That Instruct and Inspie...The his continuing exploration of the Richeson 75: Figure/Portrait Award ‘medium. Winners..National Sculpture Societys Fellows Invitational 38 Caroyin Egeli's Impressionistic Approach This Maryland oil painter, renowned for her portraits, seeks the essence of her subjects and settles for nothing less.46 From the Site to the Studio With PAPA Members A current exhibition in Stockton, California, shows how members of the Plein-Air Painters ‘of America (PAPA) interpret their on-site studies to make larger studio paintings, We asked eight of the exhibiting painters to share their approaches with American Artist readers Here's what they had to say. 58 Succeeding as a Fine Artist With Savvy Goal-Setting Strategies fv mcHeLLe woRTON Because he began his career as a fine artist relatively late in life, Roger Dale Brown knew he had to make up for lost time by setting specific career goals and following through ‘with detailed strategies 64 Taking Advantage of Plein Air Events va, STEPHEN DOHERTY This month's cover story spotlights an influential group of plein air painters who ‘work primarily in the Western United States, but there are several other active groups throughout the country, including an East Coast art association that recently concluded its sivth annual outdoor event. 0 Exhibitions Asher B. Durand (1796-1886): Dean of American Landscape..n Monet's Garden: The Lure of Giverny...mpressionsts by the Sea...The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The ‘Metropolitan Museum of At 14 Technical Q+A 76 Business of Art 78 Bulletin Board 79 Index to Advertisers 80 Coming in, \ BLICK WN tudio ARTISTS’ BOARD * Acrylie-primed board with canvasclike tooth * 3 profiles in sizes ranging from 4x4 to 18x24 * Affordable! All boards sale priced under $21.00! artists pick Cplick art materials DickBllickcom 800.828.4548 Want to rent art videos? Be sure to make the Smart choice! ‘SmarFlixcom Brand x Fr $45 Free 87 $9.99 $900 Yes No 1790 120 Why pay shipping and "membership fees” to rent a DVD, when they'te free at SmartFix.com? ‘Why choose from just 120 DVDs when ‘SmartFlix.com has 1,790 Art & Craft OVDs? Make the Smart choice! Go to SmartFlix.com @ SMARTFLIx.com Rent Lear. Return,