Contents: PORTFOLIOA look at art activity from around the country PROFESSIONAL ARTISTDon’t work for money!There are ways artists can invest that are not available to the general publicby Graeme Smith PRIZE WINNERSAll the winners of Australian Artist Challenge No. 36Landscapes competition ART PRIZESCall for entries for Australian Artist magazine's Art PrizeChallenge No. 37 - Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes WORKSHOPIn the footsteps of Charles Reid and Robert WadeWe follow in the footsteps of two of the most popular watercolour painters and tutors in the world on their latest workshop tour ART SHOWDoom Buster for Art at CamberwellWe showcase some of this year’s best and brightest from The Herald Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Show 2009by Helen Grant WATERCOLOURThe Art of Travel SketchingBehind every good watercolour is a capable drawing. Crawl before you walk by drawing before you paintby Malcolm Carver OILThe importance of inspirationInspiration transports your painting from a mere photo image to an expression full of life and vigourby Colin Richardson ACRYLICSponge in a Super Fast TulipIn this demonstration a household sponge is the tool of choice for whipping up a simple subject “while-u-wait”by Jacqueline Coates COLOURED PENCILDrawn to the wildIn this final article on the spring session of the 2008 Grafton Artsfest, we feature Linda Weil’s finessing of creatures great and small and talks about what to practice to improve your drawings of birds and animalsby Helen Grant HOW TO SUBSCRIBEsubscribe this month and save $13.50 off the newsstand price ORDER FORMOrder Books and DVDs using this Order Form REGULAR COLUMNSArt Prizes & Competitions for you to enterClassifieds