Tesfaye Urgessa x Saatchi Yates22 November – 20 December 2022Miami Design District London’s Saatchi Yates presents a powerful solo exhibition of new paintings by celebrated Ethiopian artist Tesfaye Urgessa, opening on 22 November at at the gallery’s temporary space in the heart of Miami’s Design District. Loose backgrounds, smooth brushstrokes, […]
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Seeking Validation and Earning Credibility as an Artist
Or, rather, false validation from social media. It’s true, and I hate saying this, that the more followers you have, the more likely I am to pay attention to you and your art because others have given you their thumbs up at some point. And your social feed is more likely to […]
Semi Finals of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022
This is all about the semi-finals of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 (Series 9) which was broadcast last night. It covers various observations about the Semi-Final (the reality and the programme) including: The Semi Finalists The Wild Card The Heat Paintings The Sitter setup and setting Decision-making The Finalists Episode […]
Two Artist Friends Look to Their Roots for the Future
Don Ed Hardy, “Daruma” (2021), colored pencil on black paper, 16.5 x 11.5 inches (courtesy the artist and Track 16) LOS ANGELES — “When I first saw those rag drawings, I thought, ‘they’re ghosts!,’” exclaims Laurie Steelink. “That’s what our show is going to be about. It’s about ghosts and […]
December Yearly Artist Payment | Check Your Payment Details
The yearly artist payment is happening in December. Before we run through when you’ll be paid and how to check your payment details, let’s start with a quick recap on the payment threshold. Artists whose earnings have reached $20/20€/£20 are paid every month. If your earnings haven’t reached the payment […]
Artist Interview – Brandon Schaefer
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Brandon Schaefer and I’m an artist focusing mostly on drawing and watercolor painting. When it comes to drawing, I love to draw animals and wildlife with pen & ink on toned paper. For watercolor painting, nothing beats going outside […]
MAKING A MARK: Portrait Artist of the Year
Do you think you know who is going to win Portrait Artist of the Year this year? Can you work out – in advance of the Semi-Final on Wednesday 23rd November – who will make the Final? Why not have a go after reviewing this year’s semi finalists – SEE […]
Evening at Hay Meadow | The Unfathomable Artist
“Evening at Hay Meadow – Original” [13th July 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, drawing with H, HB, 4B, 8B, charcoal (m) pencil and charcoal stick, signed in black ink on 280gsm 250mm x 300mm gesso primed canvas [pad], digitally edited image 3282 x 2807 pixels. “Evening at Hay Meadow […]
Gift Guide for the Artist in Your Life
To make your holiday shopping easier this year, we’ve created a gift guide to cover all of the artists in your life. We hope you love shopping for your artist as much as they love what you pick out. For the artist who loves to experiment and play with different […]
The Ten SolarScape Artworks | The Unfathomable Artist
“Alien Leaves Analysis SolarScape” [20th November 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, original [edited] photograph, digital image 2592 x 1944 pixels. The setting for my SolarScapes upon this blog page is to imagine an Alien is viewing our planet to understand its healthfulness and active sustainability for life. Perhaps said […]