The Age of Social Media is Ending
For any artist who is active on the internet and/or social media and/or thinks they ought to be, I have a recommendation for an article which I think is a…
“A Famous Milanese Renaissance Girl, with Red Brushstrokes, Pixel and a Pointer” by Ozmo in Milan, Italy. – StreetArtNews
Born in Pontedera, Italy Ozmo made his first steps in the comics world, but since early 90s he soon moved his focus on writing and painting. In short time his…
Farewell Friend – Perspectives from The Artist’s Road
Farewell Friend Vale Graeme Stevenson OAM (1958 – 2022) A spirit larger than life has left us. Graeme Stevenson was a remarkable person. He had enormous creative energies and the…
Semi Finals of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022
This is all about the semi-finals of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 (Series 9) which was broadcast last night. It covers various observations about the Semi-Final (the reality and…
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 211th Exhibition in 2023
The OPEN Call for Entries for The Royal Institute of Water Colours (RI) Annual Exhibition in 2023 has been published. It invites submissions from both International and British artists over…
Celebrating 10 Years of Toned Paper
Before we dive into the history of toned paper and why we created it, let’s talk a little bit about what it is. What is Toned Paper? Strathmore Toned Paper…
Create Interesting Art by Adding Contrast! — Caryl Fine Art
Imagine walking into a stylish room that looks like it’s straight out of an interior design magazine. All of the surfaces are smooth and all the edges are straight, except…
Thomas Nast and the Santa Claus We Know Today
Share: by Cynthia Close Santa’s Portrait (above), a color illustration by the noted German born American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, appeared in an 1881 edition of Harper’s Magazine. It is…
Artist Interview: Tania Marmolejo – StreetArtNews
Tania Marmolejo Andersson is a Swedish-Dominican American artist born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Her work juxtaposes the intimate and personal with the monumental, creating large-scale paintings of ambiguous female…
All About The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giorgione
Title of Artwork: “The Adoration of the Shepherds” Artwork by Giorgione Year Created 1505 – 1510 Summary of The Adoration of the Shepherds Giorgione, an Italian Renaissance painter, finished The…