Artist Profile John Lasater Colorful Palo Duro 36 x 48″ Oil “It’s an act of trust each time we approach the easel, and whether the result is pleasing or not, we trust again the next time. For […]
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Ep 120 The AHA Moments we Experience as Artists
In today’s art podcast we are talking about the AHA moments we experience as artists and there is no more useful AHA moment than the good old ‘happy accident!’ And it’s often the happy accidents that help us progress, because it almost always means that we’ve learned something… It’s just […]
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. […]
Artists’ Collections in the Archives: Digitizing Cleveland’s Artistic History | by Cleveland Museum of Art | CMA Thinker
By Sara Kunkemueller, Digitization Intern, Ingalls Library and Museum Archives This summer, I joined the Ingalls Library and Museum Archives as a digitization intern. My work involved several projects, from updating metadata to scanning books for the Internet Archive, but much of my time was dedicated to digitizing artists’ collections […]
Imagine a World – Perspectives from The Artist’s Road
Imagine a WorldPerspectives from The Artist’s Road (detail) Ramble Through the Bramble Oil J. Hulsey As we think about what a challenging and eventful year 2022 has been, our thoughts converge on two things: how big and full of surprises this world is; and, how varied and sometimes in […]
Profile: Stephanie Birdsall – The Artist’s Road
Artist Profile Stephanie BirdsallSunflowers 10 x 20″ Oil “I often think of light as the melody leading us through the painting.” Growing up surrounded by a family fluent in music and […]
Two Clever Ways to Take Inspiration from Other Artists Without Copying Them — Caryl Fine Art
If you’re an artist, I can guarantee that you take inspiration from other artists. Whether you’re inspired by the “late greats” like Van Gogh or Picasso or you’ve been greatly impacted by your art teachers (including me) or wonderful artists you’ve discovered on social media, your mind is filled with […]
Branding is the Only Power Artists Have
This post is by Clint Watson, former art gallery owner and founder of BoldBrush, known for FASO Artist Websites, the leading provider of professional artist websites, the $38,000+ BoldBrush Painting Competition and the free daily art marketing newsletter, FineArtViews. As a self-proclaimed “art fanatic”, Clint delights that BoldBrush’s San Antonio, Texas office is full of original art, as […]
Artists’ Gardens – Nancy Paris Pruden
Inspiration Close at Hand Artists’ Gardens Nancy Paris Pruden Front Yard Garden 8 x 10″ Plein Air Oil © Nancy Paris Pruden In response to our Perspectives “Inspiration Close at Hand” call for paintings created in artists’ gardens or other personal spaces, we received these two images from artist, […]
How Do We Help Student Artists With Cognitive Learning Barriers?
Note: This article will use People First Language since we do not know the reader’s preference. You spent time planning an amazing art lesson, taught it passionately, and now you are excited for your students to start making. You look over your classroom and see blank stares and students scrolling […]