Nocturne NotesPhil Starke Evening Journey 20 x 24″ Oil © Phil Starke In our fascination with how the eye sees, and translates the world around us to our brains, we have found it particularly interesting to study how the eye sees at night. […]
Getting a tattoo is a big decision, and choosing a tattoo artist is one of the most important steps in the process. You want to find a tattoo artist that you can trust to create a beautiful and high-quality tattoo that you will love for a lifetime. In this article, […]
As part of our series of articles about Derwent’s pencil range artist Rosie Wallace shares this step by step tutorial to create a stunning cat’s eye. Rosie has used Derwent’s new beginner pencil range ‘Chromaflow’ which blend beautifully on Saunders Waterford hot press paper. Materials needed for this tutorial Derwent […]
I had heard Detour’s name around Denver, and I knew he had recently written a book for artists. You don’t forget the name of an artist who goes by Detour. After the encounter with the mural, I started seeing Detour’s name in more places. Maybe it’s another mural, every bit […]
The Gallery recently acquired a fine piece of late-nineteenth-century, Queensland-made jewellery — the D Mackay and Co. Gold and topaz bangle c.1900 (illustrated). Its making and provenance builds on an earlier Queensland piece already in the Collection — the Hogarth, Erichsen & Co. Archer mourning brooch c.1860 (illustrated). Together, these […]
So I’ve been thinking about a couple of things (which explains the burning smell). Last fall, I tried some “Halloween centers” or stations that my students rotated through. I did this on the day our school was having fall parties and costumes because I knew the kids were going to […]
Note: This article will use People First Language since we do not know the reader’s preference. You spent time planning an amazing art lesson, taught it passionately, and now you are excited for your students to start making. You look over your classroom and see blank stares and students scrolling […]
Below you can find out about the dates and locations – and see a video of filming in progress at one location that I’m sure will have everybody who applied but didn’t get selected saying “I’m glad I didn’t have to do that one!” plus a REMINDER: the call for entries […]
My first job in the art world was working for Ira Spanierman, who used to run an advertisement with a large headline proclaiming, “We Will Pay Over One Million Dollars for Highly Important Paintings by . . .” followed by a laundry list of famous American artists. We got calls […]
This exhibition is on for longer than most of the annual exhibitions of the art societies based at the Mall Galleries. The Annual Exhibition 2022 of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters opened at the Mall Galleries on 24th November and closes on 10th December. This is a review of […]