The Artist, the Poet, the Lover of Women. Holger Drachmann The subject of this week’s blog is the nineteenth century Danish poet, dramatist and painter Holger Drachmann. Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann was born on October 9th, 1846 in Copenhagen. He was the son of Andreas Drachmann and his wife Vilhelmine. […]
Month: February 2024
David Gray | U.S. Figurative Painter
David Gray | U.S. Figurative Painter | 1970 David Gray was born in 1970 and acquired a strong foundational education in art while obtaining his BFA from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. His art education has continued with independent and occasional formal studies in pictorial expression and oil painting. […]
Painting from Scratch: Nora Kapfer
Looking from a distance at Untitled (2022), a small painting on wood that does not seem to show anything but scribbles in white paint mixed with some traces of black, orange, and yellow, you might imagine Robert Ryman’s never-ending endgame of painting in all variations of white. But if you […]
Sybaris Collection © | Young Artists for Sale: Do Auctions Validate Art?
In the last two weeks the two biggest auction houses, Christie’s and Sotheby’s, have held auctions with young artists between the ages of 25 and 35 alongside pieces by older artists. What does this type of sale tell us in terms of validating the art? During May, auctions have been […]
Greg Mike, Max Sansing, PichiAvo, Mr. June & More
Adding sixteen new murals to Downtown Cincinnati, BLINK, the nation’s largest light and art festival, took place last month for the first time since 2019. The cleverly captivating artwork featured above was painted by Atlanta-based Greg Mike. Several more murals — all captured by by travel and street photographer Karin du […]
Crafting Abstract Elegance with Diana Rodrigues
Diana Rodrigues’s art embodies abstract elegance in every sense of the phrase. We’ve recently had the privilege of conversing with her about her creative journey and how she perceives the world through her creations. Let go of all your preconceived notions and dive into Diana’s awesome creative pursuits with us. […]
Cassie Stephens: Clay Mugs for Kids!
Hi, friends! My students are wrapping up one of the clay projects they created and I thought I’d share. Last year, my first through fourth created clay mugs and it was easily everyone’s favorite clay project. When I shared that we were working with clay again, a few weeks ago, […]
In Between Dichotomies: Art by David Lascaris
Italian architect and visual artist of many mediums, David Lascaris, lives and works in Amsterdam. His artistic practice fluctuates between the essential contraries of transience and eternity, divinity and humanity, life and death, and he often finds himself exploring the spaces in between. Here, in his own words, he shares his […]
I’m a freelance creative. Here’s how I sketch out my time management matrix.
In my career as an illustrator who has been published by The New York Times, Penguin Books, Buzzfeed, and more, I have to balance freelance gigs with teaching and other obligations — and I’ve found developing a time management matrix that reflects my personal priorities as an artist to be […]