The paintings and drawings of Cesar Santos appear simultaneously familiar, evoking the aesthetics of the Old Masters, and unrecognizable, comprised of intangible forms that appear to shift and coalesce throughout each composition.
When a portrait is painted well, it is sometimes difficult to see beyond the surface beauty. In the case of ...
We may be using techniques rooted in the past, but we’re blazing a modern-day trail. Here's how.
How Luis Alvarez Roure, who will be among the faculty members of Realism Live, has transposed his musical "bravura" into the world of art.
Congratulations to Nicholas Coleman, whose western painting, "Dusk on the Lower Salt River," recently won the ...
A feature article on the hyperrealist paintings of Jorge Carral, whose path was influenced first by his banker father, and later by his own drive to art.
There is a lot of superb contemporary realism being made; this article shines light on a narrative painting by Shawn Michael Warren.
Enjoy a recap of the realism segments of the 3rd Annual Pastel Live, an unforgettable event for artists of all levels of painting with pastels.
In his nocturnal series, Hankey used a rich, dark palette, but "Always You" incorporates pastel hues, a shift that makes sense when ...
The intangible thing that separates the greats from the “pretty goods” is rooted in a deep pool of ethos that is mixed into every puddle of color and directs every movement of the brush.