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As many visitors have already discovered, the American Artist online presence is currently transitioning to a new format. The new American Artist community site is already home to the American Artist forums, and fresh online editorial content is being shifted there as well. The content previously posted here can now be found in a collection of newly created blogs, brought to you by the editors of the American Artist family of publications.

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The Dutch Italianates at the Muscarelle Museum of Art

The Muscarelle Museum of Art, in Williamsburg, Virginia, will be the initial site for the national tour of the major exhibition of Old Master paintings.

Oil Critique: "Midnight Snow"

Detail disappears at night, so choose your detail with economy.

Open Spaces

Francis Di Fronzo stopped working with paint brushes to create his own technique of “tapping the landscape into existence.”

Morandi: Painting and Appearance in the 20th Century

John A. Parks examined the art of Giorgio Morandi in the December issue of American Artist. In one section, he asserted, "[His] paintings are a testimony to the act of something deeply contemplated. It is a kind of painting that has nothing to do with simply recording appearances." We asked Parks to expound upon this bold statement, and he responded with the following essay.

Oil Critique: "Bearded Iris"

Varying degrees of softness in the edges can give more depth.

All The Water That Will Ever Be, Is, Right Now at the Irvine Museum

The natural cycle of water and its place in the landscape is the focus of this exhibition at the Irvine Museum, in Irvine, California.

Fine Art or Illustration?

Whether creating fine art or illustration, for Connecticut artist Bernie Fuchs—who boasts a long and successful career as an illustrator—it’s all the same. Either way, “I’m making a picture,” he explains.

Oil Critique: "Remnants of Autumn"

The big granite surfaces in the foreground could be much more solid and read like granite if you tried doing them in layers.

Oil Critique: "Jekyll Island Road"

When working from photographs, do not strive to capture every detail the image provides.