AMERICAN

ARTIST ®

a r t i s t d a i l y. c o m
MARCH/APRIL 2011

CONTENTS

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ON THE COVER
Special Supplement:
300 Ways to Become a Better Artist
46 2011 Workshop & Art School Directory
Play the Romantic Lead

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40 Harvey Dinnerstein: The Self-Portraits
The Pendulum Swings Back
10 A Call to Arms: American Gothic
24 Edward Hopper’s Moments of Mystery
DEPARTMENTS (Re)Imagine the American Dream
32 Bo Bartlett & the American Dream
4 Editor’s Note 12 Exhibitions
Nelson Shanks’ How to Create Figures
6 Letters Russian Exhibition and Still Lifes
16 The Paintings of William Bailey
8 Art Mart 14 Technical Q+A
COVER IMAGE:
10 Quick Sketches 78 Bulletin Board The Unconscious (detail)
A Call to Arms: by Bo Bartlett, 2010, oil on linen, 78 x 68.
American Gothic 80 Coming in... Courtesy P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York, New York.
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FEATURES 16
16 Out of This World: The Paintings of William Bailey
BY JOHN A. PARKS
William Bailey creates still lifes and figure paintings that
broadcast a sense of careful organization and tranquility.

24 Edward Hopper’s Moments of Mystery

BY TERRY SULLIVAN
An exhibition currently on view at the Whitney Museum
of American Art shows the work of Edward Hopper in
the context of his contemporaries, revealing the origi-
nality of his brand of realism.

32 Bo Bartlett & The American Dream

BY MICHAEL GORMLEY
In his recent paintings, Bo Bartlett explores many
sides of American life and cultural heritage, and
although the resulting images are sometimes brood-
ing, they also show hope for the future.
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40 Harvey Dinnerstein: The Self-Portraits
BY HARVEY DINNERSTEIN
As I look back over the numerous self-portraits I have done
in the past six decades, an autobiography emerges that
reflects my journey over the years.

46 2011 Workshop & Art School Directory

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