Chris Maynard works solely with feathers. With a background in both biology and art, he combines science and beauty in his feather shadowbox creations.
Building an Art Community
Artist Judith HeartSong, Executive Director of Capitol Arts Network shares insights on the benefits of a community for artists.
Featured Artist Kristina Closs
Most of my inspiration is drawn either from gardens, both my own and those of friends, or the natural landscapes that surround me.
Stop Copyright Theft at the Border
Customs and Border Protection is a resource to stop illegal profits from copyright theft. Here’s how to work with them.
Featured Artist Chua Chin Leng
The Art of RAR is a new art form in its infancy and many interesting works are waiting to be discovered and unveiled. Each piece of work is a painting but not painting, a photograph but not photography, an original but not original.
Featured Artist Andrew Werby
Lately I’ve been taking advantage of the revolution in digital technology that’s occurred in the last couple of decades to extend the range of things I can do.
8 Ways to Improve Your Online Portfolio
Is your website really showing your art to its best advantage?
How Artists Can Protect Their Intellectual Property
Why artists hesitate to protect what’s theirs, and why they absolutely shouldn’t.
Featured Artist J.T. Liss
Living in NYC, one can experience an array of emotions and situations simply by observing and music only enhances those experiences.
Featured Artist Donna Bernstein
“It is not horses that I paint; I paint how they make me feel.”
Art Licensing Strategies/Interview with Maria Brophy
Artsy Shark interviews art licensing expert Maria Brophy on how artists can protect themselves contractually when licensing their work.
Featured Artist Ulviyya Hamzayeva
Resembling the patterns of carpets and miniatures and ancient petroglyphs, her paintings seem to revive the fantastic characters of ancient legends and tales.
In The Studio
Artsy Shark celebrates the artist’s studio, and presents a gallery of candid shots of our artist friends at work
Featured Artist JK Dooley
I choose not to paint peoples’ faces. If the painting features an animal and a person, I prefer the viewer interpret the emotion of the picture based on the animal’s expression