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.
What now? Where do we go from here? If there aren’t any rules in art, how do we know where to start?
Far from "effortless," Ann Pember walks us through her thought process and the decisions she makes before she even picks up the brush.
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 ...
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 ...
See how contemporary realism artist Christina Grace Mastrangelo created the vanitas (a genre of painting symbolizing the transience of life) in this step-by-step demonstration.
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Watercolor painting advice from Michael Holter (a preview of the video workshop "7 Steps to Watercolor Portraits")
"Eggs to Dye For" by Scott Royston originally appeared in our sister publication, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
This week we're seeing up-close-and-personal presentations during Acrylic Live, an online art conference unlike any other.