In a recent interview, I was asked where I saw the art gallery business going in the next ten years. This is a very interesting question and could have resulted in an hour-long conversation on its own. Because I only had a few minutes to reply in the interview, I […]
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35 Secret Santa Gift Ideas To Make The Holidays Magical
The holiday season is upon us and that means it’s time for Secret Santa gift ideas! If you’re not familiar with the concept, Secret Santa is where a group of people draw names from a hat and then secretly buy a present for the person whose name they drew. It’s […]
New Mural by 2501 in Bolzano, Italy – StreetArtNews
Jacopo Ceccarelli aka 2501 recently work on a project in South Tyrol, Bolzano, Italy. He designed and painted the walls of the outdoor area of the Alperia Greenpower company headquarters on Via Claudia Augusta — the project was curated by Outbox. Alperia Greenpower is an Alperia subsidiary active in the field […]
Sam Mendes’s humdrum ode to movie magic
Sam Mendes, Empire of Light, 2022, DCP, sound, color, 119 minutes. Hilary Small (Olivia Colman). IF SAM MENDES’S VISION for Empire of Light was to pay tribute to the faded glory of moviegoing for the era of Covid and streaming behemoths, he could have stopped at the three-minute opening-credits sequence […]
oil painter who speaks of equal rights – Veronica Winters Painting
Amanda Greive: oil painter who speaks of equal rights I’d like to introduce you to amazing realist artist – Amanda Greive. The first time I saw her work, I connected to it immediately because what I encountered in her oil paintings was the emotion I used to experience quite often. […]
Presale open for Days of Observance gluebook
***PRE-SALE IS NOW CLOSED** The new Days of Observance Journal and Gluebook is available for pre order now. If you remember the Christmas gluebook from last year, it’s in a very similar style, and is the same size. It has 30 assignments, each one dedicated to a specific day. This one […]
Gurney Journey: Watching the Magic Show
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 Gurney PO […]
The Back Road | FineArtViews
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 Art Contest & Exhibit and the free art marketing newsletter, FineArtViews. As a self-proclaimed “art fanatic”, Clint delights that BoldBrush’s San Antonio, Texas office is full of original […]
RIP Bookforum
The New York-based literary magazine Bookforum will cease publication, according to an official announcement today, December 12. The news that Bookforum’s current December–February issue will be its last comes just days after the surprise reveal that Penske Media Corporation has acquired its sister magazine and parent company, Artforum. Bookforum was […]
Finding Your Creative Drive—and Tribe—During Times of Transition — Caryl Fine Art
Diving into painting and growing my art business has been an extraordinary and empowering experience. Not only do I get to fill my days pursuing my passion, but I’ve met an incredible community of like-minded artists! There are so many of us who, like me, are following their true passions […]