I embarked on a four-year journey to paint a copy of “David with the Head of Goliath,” determined to make my copy as close as possible to the original, from technique to scale to materials.
This Chilean artist pursues allegory and symbolism in her multi-figure compositions, often communicating messages with psychological and philosophical overtones.
"Being an artist is a true blessing. It’s a reason to get up in the morning," said pastel painter Judith Kazdym Leeds in this inspiring interview.
My work attempts to distill all I know of our formidable species and the natural systems that sustain us down to a sorrowful beauty ...
Some of the characteristics that I’m looking for when judging an art competition or even curating paintings for the gallery have a lot to do with ...
On Painting Animals > "I work in a realistic style but always aim to create a painting with more depth and vibrance than the photo reference," says Emma Colbert.
"What should be done with my artwork before and after I kick the bucket?" Here are a few considerations.
Pamela Hamilton, who is on the faculty of the next Pastel Live online art conference, shares the "why" behind seven of her pastel paintings.
As artists, we usually plan and work toward our initial vision. However, I enjoy the challenge of not knowing the final painting.
"Imagine Leonardo da Vinci and Georges Seurat meet in a field in France. Do they actually see the same things? Do they actually see the same way? The biological perceptual system — is it identical? If it is, then why did they paint so differently?"