Whether creating the figurative representation of a person or the abstraction of a flower, I explore the interactions between the shapes and colours on canvas; each colour and shape becoming its own character and contributing to the work as a whole.
10 Great Reasons Artists Should Have a Blog
Blogging allows you to tell your story as an artist, so each visitor to your site gets to know you better and understand what inspires you.
Featured Artist Cynthia House
My great love of animals, in particular cats of all sizes, motivates me to want to share what fascinates me, so having always been a creative person it’s only natural to want to paint them.
Featured Artist Gabriella Cleuren
I’m not an artist that is much interested in representing a beautiful outside world, the surface of which can be seen; but like Goya, Daumier, Munch I go for the inside, the implications of human behavior.
Featured Artist Norman Pirollo
A large portion of my work is performed using hand tools and my furniture designs incorporate both rectilinear and curvilinear components, drawing inspiration from organic shapes and natural elements.
Promoting Artists in a Pop Up Gallery
Pop ups are a great way to spread the word about your art. It takes a lot of time to prepare for what is typically only a handful of days presence in the shop!
Featured Artist Andrea Schouten
The intersection of fantasy art and scratchboard is a unique one, and I rarely come across other artists who live in this realm. One of my artistic goals is to spread knowledge of the scratchboard medium. Another is to someday visit some of the amazing ancient architecture and landscapes, mostly in Europe, that serve as inspirations for so many of my pieces.
10 Free Ways Artists Can Get Publicity
Do you have big plans but a small budget? Here are 10 ways to get the word out about your art without breaking the bank.
Featured Artist Will Kefauver
As a painter, it’s my prerogative, maybe my responsibility, to see the world in a different light — to see it bigger or brighter, maybe more somber. And, it’s my honor to be able to share these views with others — hopefully to give someone else a chance for a different view and a different way to appreciate what we see every day
Networking Success for Artists
An interview with Bob Burg, bestselling author of “The Go Giver” on how artists can start networking their way to success.
Featured Artist Chrissy Mahuna
Working with wool is the perfect medium for me because I love the playful nature of the final pieces, the soft and fluffy texture of the wool, and since I’m so bad at sewing, I can sculpt stuffed animals!
An Artist’s Life in Italy
Being a plein air painter is special: it allows me the opportunity to interact with people every day while I’m out working and to really learn about a place. Italians love to stop and talk and to answer my questions about the place where I am working.
Featured Artist Sophie Kittredge
Born in Paris, France, I grew up in Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. So I have fun mixing all the different cultural and artistic influences I was exposed to as a kid in my books.
Studio Shots
The artist’s studio, a place where we imagine and where we create, havens for artists and incubators of inspiration.
