Hold That Pose!
Essentially recreations of famous paintings, sculptures, and historical events that are undertaken by costumed individuals, tableaux vivants (the French term for “living pictures”) began as an amusement among Europe’s upper classes. Similarly sophisticated Americans followed suit.
No Rules, But Don’t Break These Laws
What now? Where do we go from here? If there aren’t any rules in art, how do we know where to start?
Ann Pember on Painting Petals
Far from "effortless," Ann Pember walks us through her thought process and the decisions she makes before she even picks up the brush.
Dustin Adamson and the Artist as a Human Filter
Given the omnipresence of photography, digital manipulation, and AI in our visual culture, this artist understands that many viewers believe any realistic image has been ...
The Salon Art Prize: A New Chapter for a World-Class Art Competition
Starting now, we’re renaming the PleinAir Salon art competition to The Salon Art Prize. Same competition. Same prestige. Now it has a name that finally tells the whole story and welcomes artists of all styles, and we're increasing the purse to a massive ...