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CONTENTS
4 Editor’s Note

7 Contributors

8 Noteworthy

24 Attaining Perfection With Watercolor

BY NAOMI EKPERIGIN
Andrew Zega and Bernd H. Dams combine their
knowledge of architecture and art history to depict
17th- and 18th-century structures as they were
when first erected. After more than 20 years of
collaboration, the artists continue to explore new
possibilities for their exacting watercolors.
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34 Painting the Fluid Figure in Watercolor
BY BOB BAHR
64 72 Wendy Artin’s detailed paintings and drawings
benefit from her quick watercolors of fleeting
poses by the model.

44 Houston Painters Collaborate Two on One

BY BOB BAHR
Texas artists Keiko Yasuoka and Duncan Simmons’
paintings demonstrate the values of creative part-
nership. Her deft brush handling and attention to
detail, coupled with his bold use of color and loose
style, are proof that opposites do indeed attract.

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 COVER

India Street Tree

by Marla Greenfield,
2006, watercolor, 38 x 27.
Collection the artist.

54 Oscar R. Dizon: Harnessing

A Moment in Time
BY NAOMI EKPERIGIN
With dreams of becoming an architect, Oscar
R. Dizon was inspired by the immediacy of 24
watercolor and the character of old buildings.
In his cityscapes and landscapes, the artist 54
combines his years of experience working in
commercial art and graphic design with a love
of Old Masters and international travel.

64 Patient Layering Leading to Vibrant Light

BY AUSTIN R. WILLIAMS
Through careful layering and close attention
to shadow shapes, Massachusetts artist Marla
Greenfield is able to capture striking light in her
still lifes, interiors, and exterior scenes.

72 Faces of New York

BY LYNNE BAHR
Captivated by the diversity of New Yorkers, Weiq-
ing Yuan achieves both accuracy and spontaneity
in his portraits.

78 Capture the Movement of Water

Through Close Observation
BY LINDA S. PRICE
New York artist Guy Corriero’s love of the ocean 78
has led him to perfect a technique for painting
water that gives the sea a sense of form and
power.

88 Unconventional by Design
BY LYNNE BAHR
Bill James, a former illustrator, has developed an
unusual approach to watermedia that uses some
of the materials of his past career to create engag-
ing, dynamic paintings.

96 Coming In...

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