Welcome to Artful Weekend -our listing of area art exhibits and events- This weekend: December 2022 Exhibit, Homestead Elegy by Cindi Lewis, and Petite December at the League;Top of the Pops by David Amoroso at Artists & Makers Studios; SELF HELP by Eve De Haan at 11:Eleven gallery; and On What I Can […]
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BSA Images Of The Week: 11.27.22
November 27, 2022 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Hope you had a moment or two to be thankful this Thursday with family, friends, or your cat. New York […]
Derwent Chromaflow Cats Eye Tutorial
As part of our series of articles about Derwent’s pencil range artist Rosie Wallace shares this step by step tutorial to create a stunning cat’s eye. Rosie has used Derwent’s new beginner pencil range ‘Chromaflow’ which blend beautifully on Saunders Waterford hot press paper. Materials needed for this tutorial Derwent […]
For Women Artists, Studio Visits Can Be Risky Business
The studio visit is a vital place of exchange between the private creative life of an artist and the wider commercial and institutional worlds of the market and museum. But when an element of the art world is both commonplace and essential to its functioning, it deserves to be scrutinized, […]
Coming Soon: SUGOI! An Art Show Tribute to Japanese Animation
Spoke Art is excited to share our next exhibition coming to our San Francisco location, SUGOI! An Art Show Tribute to Japanese Animation. For this show we’ve invited artists from around the world to create all new artwork celebrating our favorite anime. From Akira to Doraemon to Neon Genesis Evangelion […]
Gurney Journey: USA Today Recommends Dinotopia
This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You’ll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums. Contact You can write me at:James GurneyPO Box 693Rhinebeck, […]
How to prepare for the Urban Sketchers Symposium
So you’ve decided that you want to go to the Urban Sketchers Symposium this year. What should you prepare? Let’s see… First thing to do. Get the passes The Urban Sketchers Symposium is a popular event. Workshop Passes can be sold out very fast. I’ve heard and read many stories […]
What Freedom Looks Like for Incarcerated Artists
LONDON — Sixty years ago, the Hungarian-born writer, philosopher, and political activist Arthur Koestler set up a charity to encourage people in the criminal justice system to create art. During the Spanish Civil War, Koestler had been captured as a political prisoner by Franco’s fascist regime and sentenced to death. […]
Celebrate Earth Day! 40 Ways to Use Nature and Recylables in Art with Kids
Earth Day always sneaks up on me and sometimes I even miss it! But this year I am here to help you get organized and be prepared to celebrate Earth Day all month long, with 40 ways to use nature and recyclables in art and creative play with kids! The […]
Cupcake Liner Snowflakes – ARTBAR
This is a perfect craft for a cozy day inside. All you need are some plain cupcake liners (here I used white and kraft) and some scissors. Hole punchers optional. That’s it! Fold them a few times, snip here and there, and soon you will have a whole table full […]