Transitioning from Commercial Art to Fine Art
Having a foot in two careers such as illustration and fine art — really, anything and fine art — is not easy...
One-Hit Wonders in Art
As far as we can tell, neither painting was exhibited publicly, yet both are superb examples of 20th-century American social realism.
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.
Artist Spotlight: Vicki Sullivan
As a portrait artist I get to meet people and have discussions about the world with a broad range of views.
Parallel Parking in Paris: A PleinAir Salon Winner
Help us congratulate the Overall First Place winner in the January 2024 PleinAir Salon, judged by Lisa Skelly, plein air artist and owner of Huse Skelly Gallery.
One to Watch: Tanya Atanasova
If you haven’t heard of artist Tanya Atanasova, it might be time.
Bittersweet Paintings of Love and Loss
Although her stylistic and philosophical approaches make it logical to compare her with the Perceptual Painters — a group of contemporary artists who challenge the assumptions of the visual world and who focus on space, volume, color, and shapes — Santiago’s paintings are simultaneously individualistic, with a strong female viewpoint all her own.
Catching Color Nuances – in Pastel
This Ukraine-based artist, who is on the faculty of Pastel Live, has an approach that begins with ...
A Nearly Obsessive Devotion
Capturing moments in nature that move swiftly out of sight but leave a brilliant memory is the specialty of this Bend, Oregon, artist.
Artist Spotlight: Richard Boyer
You begin to treat it as a 9 to 5 job, getting up every morning and putting in the hours painting.