Strongly influenced by impressionist art, self-taught Australian artist Claire McCall paints light-filled images of everyday beach scenes. Visit her website to see more of her work. “Painting is easy when you don’t know how, … [Read more]
Featured Artist Sara Bardin
Sara Bardin's vivid acrylic paintings seem to leap off the canvas and draw the viewer deep into the detail of the subject. Visit Sara's website to see more of her work. I remember drawing the same images over and over as a … [Read more]
Overcoming Wild Card Event Fails
by guest blogger Terri Lloyd Running a non-profit arts collective for the past five years, I have pretty much done it all and seen it all. When you found a non-profit collective, you wind up being the go-to person for pretty … [Read more]
Featured Artist Leah Davies
Leah Davies' love of animals is clearly evident in her charming pet portraits. Please visit Leah's website to see more of her art. In the past nine years, I have painted seven portraits of my French Bulldog - with more on the … [Read more]
The Artist Doesn’t Always Know Best
Artist and author Nikolas Allen shares his experience with crowdsourcing, and the insights it can provide. Artists often create work in a vacuum, then put it on display and hope their audience likes it. For the most part, … [Read more]
Featured Artist Mary Hicklin
Jewelry designer Mary Hicklin combines natural objects with traditional silversmithing to make one-of-a-kind wearable art. Check out her website to see more of her work. From time out of mind, we humans have adorned our … [Read more]
Featured Artist Patricia Coulter
Artist Patricia Coulter creates vibrant light-filled canvases. Visit her website to view more of her abstract paintings. My favourite technique in watercolour painting was always wet-on-wet. I loved how the colours flowed, … [Read more]
Featured Artist Ellen November
Artist Ellen November combines quilting with cartography to reinterpret how we look at a particular location. To see more of her work, please visit her website. Art quilting is a convergence of me as an artist and … [Read more]
From Concept to Market: One Artist’s Story
by guest blogger Melissa Dowell What does it take to take a product idea all the way to the mass market? Melissa Dowell shares her experience. I launched a Kickstarter campaign for a product idea I had. The idea was simple: … [Read more]
Featured Artist Cathy Abramson
Cathy Abramson's oil paintings capture fleeting moments in time, and highlight everyday snapshots of life. To see more of her wonderful glimpses of life, please visit her website. For the past several years I've been … [Read more]
Featured Artist Kathy Pallie
Ceramic artist by Kathy Pallie creates amazingly lifelike and detailed sculptures of natural objects. View more of Kathy's artwork by visiting her website. I always enjoyed working with my hands, making things out of all … [Read more]
Featured Artist Karen Waters
Artist Karen Waters creates textured prints with layered imagery. Visit her website to see more of her beautiful work. When someone walks up to one of my pieces and asks “Is this a photograph or a painting?” I know I’ve … [Read more]
Featured Artist Clive Meredith
Artist Clive Meredith's stunning animal portraits bring his subjects to life. Visit his website to see more. Coming from a farming family, an interest in the natural world that surrounds us has always been instilled in me. A … [Read more]
Featured Artist Josh Talbott
Josh Talbott's acrylic compositions allow the viewer to develop their own ideas about what is going on in the painting. See more of his playful artwork by visiting his website. The through line of my work stitches a sense of … [Read more]