Share: by Cynthia Close The ornate, magical, curvilinear pen and ink drawings of English book illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) animated many literary classics like the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Gulliver’s Travels, Aesop’s Fables, Rip Van Winkle, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. His illustrated books were often elaborately bound and published, and […]
Painting Appraisal
CREATORS – atelier*zephyr | Polyfield Magazine
Name: atelier*zephyr (Hisako) Which came first in your life, the science or the art? I have loved to draw since I was a child. At the same time, I also grew up reading encyclopedias and illustrated books, which I already had at home. I’ve always enjoyed observing ant nests, going […]
Episode 5 of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 (Series 9)
This is a review of Episode 5 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 (series 9) The artists are lined to to hear the outcome of the Judges deliberations and which three are selected for the shortlist. I’m still very frustrated by the NOW TV app which refuses to […]
Artful Weekend November 12-13 – The Art League
Welcome to Artful Weekend -our listing of area art exhibits and events- This weekend: November 2022 Exhibit, IMPRESSIONS AND BIOMES by Nada Romanos Abizaid, and The Art of Transformation at the League; Tim Doud: Prolepsis at Hemphill; The Magic of Glass at Gallery B; and Marylyn Dintenfass: Never Lose the Blues at Cheryl Numark Fine […]
Review of Jackson’s Curated Sets: Vegan Watercolour
Botanical painter and watercolour tutor Sandrine Maugy tests Jackson’s Curated Set for Vegan Watercolour. Sandrine Maugy Tests Jackson’s Curated Sets: Vegan Watercolour First I have to say that I was thrilled for Jackson’s to curate a vegan watercolour set. Finding information on art materials and whether or not they […]
Yusaku Maezawa Chooses Steve Aoki and BIGBANG rapper For Moon Mission – ARTnews.com
Japanese entrepreneur and Top 200 art collector Yusaku Maezawa has announced several artists, including BIGBANG member T.O.P. and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the crew members on a week-long mission to the moon on a Space X rocket. In 2018, the billionaire founder of Japan’s largest online fashion retailer […]
Master Your Mediums: A Guide for Oil Painters: PART II of II
This post is Part II, so if you have not yet, read Part I first! There I discuss oil mediums, solvents, and the mediums that I DON’T use or recommend. I demonstrate this oil painting technique in my online course Glazing and Scumbling Roses. Solid, Particle-Based “Mediums” Technically these are […]
connecting his African ancestry to 21st century America
(L) Monolithic Reasons Why I’m African: The Great Benin Walls of The Inner (Ya High Technology II), 2021. (R) Monolithic Reasons Why I’m African: Portal 4 Kings and Queens, 2021. New York City-based, abstract artist Garry Grant opens his second solo exhibition with Lola Shepard titled OUR HISTORY IS OUR FUTURE, […]
Vote Tuesday – Democracy is in the Balance
Wake up! This isn’t about inflation or “sleepy Joe.” It’s about fascism; it’s about the end of our democratic system, already weakened. Their plan is to tie up the election process; they are planting people who will sow more and more doubt until we give up and finally just give […]
Interview with Andrea Solaja: the Figurative Artist of Light and Dark
Andrea Solaja has recently joined Rise Art, bringing her diverse portfolio of abstract paintings and sculptures to the platform. Andrea creates worlds and characters, playing with the contrast of light and dark, and tells stories using shapes in her own personal way to express her feelings and as a source of […]