In this issue

Set Sail: Collector’s Focus: Marine Art • At the Edge of the Earth: Collector’s Focus: Coastlines • Plein Air Artists Colorado’s National Juried Exhibition • Summer Art Towns of the Midwest • Making a Statement, By John O’Hern • The Illusionists, By Michael Pearce • Artistic Visions, By Rochelle Belsito • J. Louis: Dreamscapes, By Alyssa M. Tidwell • Esao Andrews: No Place Like Home, By Taylor Transtrum • And previews of works for sale at upcoming show coast to coast.

Interplays Of Light And Shadow

Stephen Magsig’s unpopulated city scenes are alive with people who may have just passed by or stepped into a shop. He uses the built environment as a set to examine and portray the interplay of light and shadow, undistracted.

1 min

Matthew Cornell Roadside Attractions

Matthew Cornell’s life has been a journey. As a boy, his family took road trips and he had the opportunity to see the variety that is America. The family often moved as well.

1 min

Sarah Williams Around Town

Driving down a suburban street might feel like a mundane act for many, but for Sarah Williams it can be an exhilarating exploration of her favorite subjects.

3 mins

Nathan Durfee Dream Team

Small but mighty, Nathan Durfee’s upcoming exhibit, Mighty Dreamers, features a body of work that is “a lot larger in size and smaller in number,” than his previous shows.

2 mins

A Noble Pursuit

The Sierra Club describes John Muir (1838-1914) as “farmer, inventor, sheepherder, naturalist, explorer, writer and conservationist.” Born in Scotland, he immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1849.

2 mins

An Eclectic Mix

June 29 through July 25, RJD Gallery in Bridgehampton, New York, will present three concurrent exhibitions featuring some of its best gallery artists who are known for their unique take on contemporary realism.

2 mins

Francis Di Fronzo & Kristine Poole Parallels

If one were to think only of surfaces, there are parallels in the work of Kristine Poole and Francis Di Fronzo, the former a sculptor and the latter a painter.

2 mins

Seasons In Time

In the month of June, Berkley Gallery in Warrenton, Virginia, will present a three-artist exhibition featuring the landscapes of Christine Graefe Drewyer, Barbara Nuss and Nancy Peach.

1 min

A Structured Approach

Baldassini was the Second Prize winner of International Artist magazine’s Challenge No. 109, Florals & Gardens.

1 min

Pulling From Emotions

Natale was the Grand Prize winner of International Artist magazine’s Challenge No. 110, Abstract/Experimental Art.

3 mins

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American Art Collector Magazine Description:

Previewing upcoming art exhibitions from coast to coast, American Art Collector is a unique monthly magazine specially designed to bring living representational artists, galleries and active art collectors together in one place.