Artist Spotlight: Marcia Holmes
The artist’s life encompasses the best of an enormous range of emotion; the wonder and gift of creativity alone, dreaming art and pursuing the visions I’m compelled to paint, the boundless freedom of artistic expression.
Windows to a Forgotten World
Although it’s been many thousands - if not millions – of years since ancient civilizations and some extinct animal species flourished, their legacies continue to fascinate and live on through the creative vision of artist James Gurney. Welcome to Dinotopia and other lost worlds.
Artist Spotlight: Lorena Lepori
Artist Lorena taps into the flamboyant and exclusive world in her home, in the Netherlands, capturing different characteristics of these individuals, bringing her vision to life.
My First and Greatest Love
We’d like to congratulate our latest winner of the monthly PleinAir Salon. This round was judged by Kevin Macpherson, and the winner is ...
The Tradition of Russia’s Academic Masters, Continued
The past year has been busy and productive for the Russian master painter Nikolai Blokhin; his next chapter includes...
On the Art of Thomas Cole and Redefining the “Sublime”
How two scientists and art lovers came face to face with the Ice Age when they undertook a tour of the Hudson River School Art Trail ...
Beyond Conscious Control
Interview: Ilya Gefter on ways a viewer may gain insight into an artist by looking at his or her work, and more.
Influenced by Culture: Oil Portraits by Pavel Sokov
In his studio, Sokov is eager to express through paint the stories of the distinctive characters he encounters during his travels abroad.
Farnsworth Wins February Salon
We’d like to congratulate this month's Overall First Place in the PleinAir Salon, judged by Darrell Beauchamp, Executive Director of the Western Art Museum.
Artist Spotlight: Paula Holtzclaw
Following the close advice from Chuck Close, Paula finds inspiration from doing the work, not waiting around for it, and working the process.