Up Close

The theme of this collection of work by a group of artist friends focuses on taking a close up look at the world.

Featured Artist Steven Mikel

Artist Steven Mikal uses a unique medium for his warm, sepia toned abstract and realism paintings—liquid coffee!

Featured Artist Linda Schroeter

Using classical Renaissance painting methods, artist Linda Schroeter creates detailed, luminescent oil paintings of still lifes and animals.

New Educational Resource for the Art Community

The concept is to provide a free educational platform that teaches, supports and provides feedback for visual artists everywhere.

Featured Artist Mike DeCesare

Mike DeCesare’s photography captures the bold terrain, vivid colors and strong contrasts of the Pacific Northwest.

Digital Art Showcase

Digital art can take many forms. We invited some artist friends to share their work, their inspiration and techniques.

Featured Artist Wendy Pepyat

Australian artist Wendy Pepyat paints from intuition, telling stories through her whimsical, colorful art.

Featured Artist Daniel Bassett

Artist Daniel Bassett creates stoneware busts, vessels and planters that capture the eye and the imagination.

Top Art Fairs in America

Art Fair Calendar has announced the results of its 4th annual “America’s Best Art Fairs” survey

Featured Artist Dan Menta

Artist Dan Menta creates stunning black and white images of celebrities and others through the technique he calls “The Art of Removal.”

How to Write a Compelling Artist Statement

Your statement should contain only that information you consider most important—to your art and to your goals. Stick to the basics.

Featured Artist Cindy Sacks

Painting encourages me to pay attention: to each petal, to each face, to every detail and its position in the whole.

Featured Artist James Becker

I’ve always been intrigued by the challenge of photorealism, and have a long time love of automotive design. So it seemed only natural that I would dive into the chrome bumpers of a ‘57 Chevy.

How Artists Earn: Art-Related Products

Artists may add a much-needed price point spread, or even attract an entirely new audience who are not prospective collectors of original art.