SIMEK a.k.a. Christos Tzaferos (born in 1985), is a visual artist and graphic designer based in Athens, Greece. SIMEK’s work is characterised by an interest in geometry, lines, parallel lines, circles, shapes, negative spaces, patterns, and glitches. It includes public and interior murals, paintings on canvas, paper, and wood, metalwork, […]
Art & Culture
Title of Artwork: “The Agony in the Garden” Artwork by Giovanni Bellini Year Created c.1459 – c.1465 Summary of The Agony in the Garden Giovanni Bellini, an Italian Renaissance painter, painted The Agony in the Garden around 1459–65. To see it, head to London’s National Gallery. It shows Jesus praying […]
Spoke Art has been to many comic-cons around the country over the years including Seattle, Denver, Salt Lake City, Anaheim, Chicago, and New York City. We are beyond thrilled to announce that for the first time ever we will be heading down to San Diego Comic-Con next week! For our debut, we are bringing exclusives from […]
Spoke Art is excited to return to the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco for another fun feature film screening event! This month we’re presenting a very special Kubrick double feature of The Shining (DCP) and Clockwork Orange (35mm). To commemorate this special event we’ve commissioned artists James Hobson and Doaly […]
Currently on view at Dorothy Circus’ recently opened London space, Pale Moonlight Muses presents a series of sensuous portraits by leading street artist Miss Van. The paintings are smaller and more intimate than those which we have become accustomed to seeing from the Toulouse-native. The seductive finish to the paintings and […]
This week the Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters opens to the public at the Mall Galleries on Thursday, 24th November 2022. I haven’t been to one since 2019 – so am really looking forward to going this year. This is after the ROI experienced the worst […]
Yesterday I wrote about about the RSW Open Call for Entries – and then posted it to Facebook. Later I took a look at it to see if there had been any comments – but the post had received very few visitors and I couldn’t work out why. Today I […]
I am a huge believer in building time into each and every day to paint. I advocate this consistent practice for both beginner and expert painters alike! The beautiful thing about art and painting is that there is always room for growth and exploration, and the best way to do […]
Share: Diversify textures to create details, convey mood and build atmosphere in a painting. by Andy Evansen When people think of the word “texture” in the context of painting, typically they envision something rough. Texture doesn’t have to imply bumps and ridges, however. Texture can also feel smooth, damp, soft, […]
Share: Unleash the power of your creativity by exploring new tools! If you’re a realist painter, you can use them to craft natural textures, and for you abstract painters or expressionists, you can experiment with unique shapes and forms. We’ve pulled together a list of our personal top 5 tools […]