Figurative Art: Staying in Touch with Tradition
Luke Hillestad draws heavily upon some of history’s greatest painters to create canvases that vibrate with life and give voice to the primal beauty of humankind.
Painted Faces and Tradition Reborn
Although Teresa Oaxaca is largely focused on perfecting her techniques and aesthetic, her body of work already demonstrates her immense talent, eclectic taste, and unreal potential.
Community Garden New Year’s Day: An Oil Painting
“Community Garden New Year’s Day” by Bethann Moran-Handzlik a winner in the bi-monthly Plein Air Salon. Here, the artist tells about how the oil painting came to be.
Secret Places: Oil Paintings by Chris Strunk
Take a journey with Fine Art Today into the “secret places” painted by artist Chris Strunk.
An Artistic Allegory of an Artistic Life
Brendan Johnston gives us a glimpse into his world, with Artist's Panel: still life art that includes objects of inspiration and practicality.
Artist Spotlight: Painting the Ordinary
“Almost all of life is lived in the ordinary,” says Dianne Massey Dunbar. "I wanted to honor what we see every day, our shared experiences. Rain. Street workmen. Coke bottles. The more I looked, the more I realized…”
One to Watch: Odile Richer
Odile Richer (b. 1978) makes paintings that read like giant, gorgeous pages in a surreally romantic yet strangely realistic storybook. Metaphors, myths, allegories, allusions — all can be found in this Canadian artist’s highly detailed creations.
One to Watch: Tanya Atanasova
If you haven’t heard of artist Tanya Atanasova, it might be time.
Spotlight on FACE Faculty: Tragic Beauty and the Human Condition
Masterful figurative artists such as Patricia Watwood are in such a unique position because — perhaps better than any other subject — the human body can communicate a multitude of deeply moving and fundamental themes. How and why does she do it? Find out here.
Printing Poetry and Carving Life
Out of a dark world in which death seems commonplace, a spark of light flashes through the intensely powerful and personal artworks by Alice Leora Briggs. Fine Art Today recently caught up with the artist, who graciously revealed parts of her artistic visions and personal journeys.
