Artist Spotlight: Chris Bell
What is the most interesting thing you have painted/sculpted and why?
Chris Bell: Recently, I had the pleasure of painting a working shrimp boat near...
Artist Spotlight: Chelsie Murfee
I also really value the connections that come from a creative lifestyle — the conversations, shared experiences, and relationships that build around the art or through the creation of the work.
Artist Spotlight: Karen Ann Hitt, An Original Hitt
Two beloved quotes: “Ancora Imparo – I am still learning.” Michelangelo said it when he was 87 years old and working on St. Peter's Basilica.
Peek Inside Fine Art Connoisseur, May/June 2025
Mark your calendars to catch these upcoming shows of the season, enjoy insightful articles on artists to watch, old masters, and more.
Artist Spotlight: Debra Joy Groesser
How do you find inspiration?
Debra Joy Groesser: As mainly a landscape painter, I’m especially drawn to scenes with beautiful light and atmosphere, often backlit...
Artist Spotlight: Larry Cannon
From the moment that I arrived in San Francisco I had a visceral reaction to the forces of Nature flowing around me.
“Into the Distance” Wins March Salon
Please help us congratulate the Overall First Place winner in this round of the PleinAir Salon, judged by ...
An Art Collection Highlighting the Unity of Humankind and Nature
It was writing and music that brought this couple together, but especially art of the American West, which both have collected for decades.
“Do Not Go Gentle” Wins First Place in PleinAir Salon
Please help us congratulate the Overall First Place winner in this round of the PleinAir Salon, judged by ...
Painting Spotlight: “New York—Welcome to the Land of Freedom…”
“I look at this and feel an actual chill down my back seeing their different expressions and thinking about what they all had to go through on this voyage.”