Monument Protection Archives Reopen in Budapest
Viktor Myskovszky’s drawing of the Saint Michael chapel at Kassa (Košice, SK) The national system of monument protection has been through many changes in Hungary during the last few years:…
Brazil to See Restoration of Culture Ministry Under President-Elect Lula
Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to reinstate the country’s culture ministry, which was dismantled by his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, in 2019. The Art Newspaper notes that…
Blue and Silver – Chelsea – Lines and Colors
Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Chelsea, James Abbott McNeill Whistler; oil on wood, roughly 20 x 24″ (61 x 50cm) Link above is to Zoomable image on Google Art Project;…
Wurlitzer brings silent film ‘Wings’ 1927 back to life
Presented as part of the ‘Melting into Air’ cinema program, the Australian Cinémathèque at GOMA presents a Live Music & Film screening of silent blockbuster Wings 1927. This screening will…
From Cameroon to Nigeria | Nathalie Djakou Kassi | Episode 874
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Nathalie Djakou Kassi | Episode 874 Nathalie Djakou Kassi is a Cameroonian ceramicist practicing over 30years with several group exhibitions in and out…
Gurney Journey: Enchanted Poster
This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You’ll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of…
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…
Discovering The Avenues of Business For A Potter | Matthew Blakely | Episode 863
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Matthew Blakely | Episode 863 Matthew Blakely set up a pottery and gallery in Australia and was a selected member of The Potters…
Interview with Emily Kirby: Semi-abstracted figures and a distinct sense of place
“Imagination is something that I’m really trying to bring into the paintings, landscapes intertwined with subjects that are close to my heart and lived experience.” By Rise Art | 19…
Nocturne Notes – Dan Mondloch
Nocturne Notes Dan Mondloch Campfire Time 11 x 15″ Watercolor © Don Mondloch In a 2016 interview with The Artist’s Road, Dan Mondloch wrote, “When painting plein air, a lot…