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Art Inspiration: Seeking Balance
From guilt, exhaustion, and anxiety, to peace and balance, Ann Kraft Walker shares her personal journey: "Just as it takes discipline to show up at the easel and put in hours of focused work, it also takes discipline to ..."
How I Got Into My First Art Gallery
In addition to getting over the intense fear of just putting your work out there, there are certain steps you can take to find the right art galleries to represent you. Here's how one artist creates success.
Not Just a Self-Portrait
Canadian artist Sybiline explains how her painting, "My Precious," aims to represent her values, feelings, and creative universe.
Matteo Massagrande: Manipulating Spaces
Massagrande bends the rules of perspective to introduce subtle distortions and exaggerations that heighten the psychological impact of these scenes.
On Portrait Painting and Collaboration
How painting only for other painters you admire forces you to be more adventurous and ambitious than you may otherwise have been when working for a client or developing a series for a gallery.
Painting the Male Figure: The Softer Side
The figurative work of Alessandro Tomassetti is about what it means to be male. The Canadian-born Italian artist does not ...
The Burning of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard’s Masterpiece
In this interview, Gabriela Dellosso tells us about her winning painting that captures a moment in the French Revolution.
Caring for Your Brushes: A Cheapskate’s Guide
As artists, our choice of paint brushes should be carefully considered and our care for them tailored toward extending their life for as long as possible — who wants to unnecessarily be buying replacement brushes because one didn't give them the proper care?
Figurative Art That Creates a Wordless Dialogue
In this artist spotlight, Andrea Kemp explains how, for her, evolving as an artist brings new meaning to her figurative art, in creating a "wordless dialogue."
Watercolor Still Life: Why I Paint Withered Sunflowers
Inspired by a symbolic circle of life, Soon Y. Warren shares why and how she paints sunflowers using watercolor. Bonus: View her realistic still lifes that show a mastery of painting crystal.