Contemporary Art and Artists

Be inspired by the paintings and drawings from some of the world’s best working artists with these guest blog posts, artist interviews, exhibition news, and more.

Edward “Ted” Minoff explains how to paint waves by breaking the subject down into various components, including how to paint water that's in motion.
"Feeling overwhelmed is not an exclusive state of mind reserved for only those new to painting," says Johanne Mangi, who explains why you should use these painting basics, no matter what your experience level is.
Discover gender-composite realistic drawings that explore the themes of femininity in art history and gender identity today.
The expression “Greatness is in Simplicity” could not be better suited for this organic and valuable technique. At its base are natural ingredients such as...
Through careful development of design, Zhaoming Wu takes the subject to a higher level and develops the conversion from idea to visual usability.
Representational artist Christina Szakonyi takes us behind the scenes of her equine painting, "Unbridled." Click through and ask yourself if you make any of these assumptions.
Meet this week’s top Realism Today Ambassador, Narelle Zeller.
Rose Frantzen creates figurative, serial, allegorical, and installation works in oil and multimedia. Listen to her podcast interview with Eric Rhoads, view a variety of her works, and learn about her exciting art projects here.
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High Kitsch?

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The confusion around the word “kitsch” is common because its usage has been largely isolated to low-skilled productions, but it doesn't have to be associated with something negative. Luke Hillestad explains.
Regarded as one of the foremost masters of figure drawing in America, Daniel Maidman has spent several decades grappling with the challenges and opportunities of drawing from life. Read his advice for drawing on toned paper in this guest blog post.
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