Spoke Art is heading back to Long Beach for the return of one our favorite events of the year, ComplexCon! Join us November 6th and 7th at the Long Beach Convention Center for two days of music, fashion, art and entertainment. This year we are bringing all new artwork […]
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6 Reasons Artists Should Never Stop Taking Workshops & Classes — Caryl Fine Art
5. A workshop can be a self-care retreat Workshops can be a way to carve out time for yourself—time to heal, relax and relieve stress. Often a workshop takes place out of town, but even for workshops near your home, you are taken out of your normal routine. These classes often […]
A new assignment planner, but is it the last?
If you are interested in preordering the Collage Weekly Planner, Volume 3, you may reserve your copy now. The cost is $30 and upon purchase, you will receive a link to a digital download of the assignments. This is for anyone who wants to have a peak at the assignments […]
Matriarchs and Daughters Dream Oceans of Braille
Liz Tran: Matriarchs and Daughters Dream Oceans of BrailleDecember 9, 2022 to January 6, 2023Homme DC2000 L ST NWWashington, DC 20036US Morton Fine Art, in collaboration with Homme DC, is pleased to present Matriarchs and Daughters Dream Oceans of Braille, an exhibition of polychromatic inkblot prints and Heirloom (2022), a new […]
Cycles of Life: The Four Seasons Tapestries | by Cleveland Museum of Art | CMA Thinker
Robin Hanson, Conservator of Textiles and Sarah Scaturro, Eric and Jane Nord Chief Conservator Figure 1: Three of the four seasons tapestries on display in the Arlene M. and Arthur S. Holden Textile Gallery (gallery 234) For the exhibition Cycles of Life: The Four Seasons Tapestries, the CMA’s Textile Conservator […]
Do You Stretch and Squeeze?
Artists who work from observation have a basic desire to make something look “right”, which means accurately capturing the true shapes and colors of our subject. However, we may also have other competing desires: The desire to complete an artwork quickly. The desire to be right. The desire to be […]
Orchidelirium. Colonialism through the lens of botany – We Make Money Not Art
Very little is known about Emilie Rosalie Saal. She was born in Estonia, studied in Russia and lived from 1899 until 1920 in Indonesia with her husband Andres Saal who was the head of the military cartography department of the Dutch colonial army. At the end of Andres’ mission in […]
Blue and Silver – Chelsea – Lines and Colors
Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Chelsea, James Abbott McNeill Whistler; oil on wood, roughly 20 x 24″ (61 x 50cm) Link above is to Zoomable image on Google Art Project; original is in the Tate, London; downloadable large file on Wikimedia Commons. Whistler often titled his pieces in musical terms; […]
Using Patreon To Sell Pots | Heather DeJack | Episode 892
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Heather DeJack | Episode 892 Heather DeJack is the owner of The Golden Opal. Heather is a self taught potter who makes slab built ceramic Tolkien inspired mugs! SPONSORS You can help support the show! Number 1 brand in America […]
How an online exhibition can change our perception of an artwork. Because yes size matters ;-)
Art is now more often seen online than in person, most of the time through the screen of our smartphones. One of the challenges to experience art is therefore the sense of scale. Furthermore the original size of an artwork may impact how we perceive the artwork. And it art […]