The Artist
VOLUME EIGHTEEN NUMBER SIX
A MAGAZINE GIVING INSTRUCTION IN ALL BRANCHES OF ART CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1940
EDITORIAL
COLOURED PLATES
Nine Years of Instructional Service 157 ‘ Saying Something ’ with Water-Colour 150
By Alan Sorrell, A.R.W.S.
Helpful Comparisons 160 Round the Artists’ Studios 161
By Lay-Figure
Adventuring into Portrait Painting 163 By Frank Slater
Speed requires Knowledge 164 Colour Harmony for the Painter 165
By Morgan Rendle, R.I., R.B.A.
Art Study in War Time 169 By Percy V, Bradshaw
Readers’ Queries Answered 171 Our Programme for Volume XIX 172 Prizewinners in Two Recent Competitions 172-173 Artists of Note : Number 60 — Fougasse 174
By F. G. Mories
Emphasis 177 Pictorial Representation of Buildings 178
By A. Trystan Edwards, F.R.I.B.A.
Relative Positions 180 The Fundamentals of Textile Design 181
By Kenneth Martin
The Art Director Speaks 184 By P. K. Thomajan
The Law and the Artist 186 By Edward G. Baker
New Year Resolution for Readers x
Beer Beach 159 By Alan Sorrell, A.R.W.S.
Portrait of a Man in Brown 163 By Frank Slater
Stopham Bridge 167 By Morgan Rendle, R.I., R.B.A.
Rush Hour 174 By Fougasse
Scalby Beck Amusement Park 178 By Professor S. D. Adshead, M.A., M.Arch., F R.I.B.A.
Fabric Design 182
By Duncan Grant
EDITOR: HAROLD SAWKINS
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