Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night is one of the most popular and easily recognized paintings on earth. If you haven’t seen it person, you’ve probably seen it reproduced on a postcard, a tote bag, or a t-shirt. Musician Sheldon Clarke was a Starry Night virgin when he started working […]
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Contemporary Art Commissions at the Redeveloped Lexington Market
[ad_1] Oletha DeVane and her son Christopher Kojzar were selected to create one of the sculptural works. They have drawn inspiration from the public history initiative launched by Seawall and the City of Baltimore in conjunction with the new developments, specifically discoveries that historian Dean Krimmel from Johns Hopkins has […]
The Prodigal Son of Spanish Baroque Art
[ad_1] DALLAS — Bartolomé Esteban Murillo is often touted alongside Velázquez and Zurbarán as one of the master painters of the Spanish Golden Age. A new exhibition in Dallas shows us why. Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son at the Meadows Museum presents the Sevillian artist’s dazzling depictions of the biblical […]
Two murals added to Downtown Midland
This article was updated to reflect that Rachel Jensen first ran her booth at the Midland Art Fair this year. Downtown Midland gained two new murals and drew thousands of visitors over the weekend. Two major art events on Saturday and Sunday, the Art Seen Festival and the Midland Art […]
Colored Pencil Drawing on Canson Colorline drawing paper – Veronica Winters Painting
[ad_1] Colored Pencil Drawing on Canson Colorline drawing paper In this short post, I’d like to share what drawing paper I use most of the time to create my colorful colored pencil drawings. I rarely draw on white paper because I find that colored pencils “react” to bright surfaces a […]
Art Attack: Where to Find Art on First Friday Weekend in Denver
[ad_1] First Friday is jam-packed in June. That’s the bottom line for planning your itinerary, and while we definitely recommend the various grand-opening celebrations in 40 West, there are other options. You can follow the rhinos during RiNo’s Rhino Week festivities while hitting art events at the Museum of Contemporary Art […]
‘It Allowed Me to Work Quietly’: Christopher Wool on How Two Years in Relative Isolation Changed the Course of His Art
Belgian gallerist Xavier Hufkens has inaugurated his renovated, four-story space in Brussels with an extensive solo show dedicated to the American artist Christopher Wool, marking their first project together and Wool’s first show in Belgium since 2009. On view are Wool’s abstract paintings, which combine silkscreening and other processes; black-and-white […]
Art Fair, Art Seen and Art Speaks return this weekend to Midland
[ad_1] Midland’s art scene will be in the spotlight this weekend. From June 3-5, art organizations will be hosting three major events across the city to celebrate the visual and performance arts. The Midland Art Fair will take place 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the downtown. […]
Homage to a powerful woman
[ad_1] Six years ago my courageous mother died… this is my eulogy from that day: When my father died last year, I began his eulogy by noting that another oak had fallen. This morning, around 1:25AM, Ana Olivia Cruzata Marrero de Campello, his wife of over 60 years, and my beloved […]
Kids explore and create art at immersive camp
[ad_1] Professional artists and youth inspire one another in Port Townsend. Sponsored by Centrum. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — Middle school youth from all over the Pacific Northwest create art, form friendships, and discover new ways to express themselves at Centrum’s Explorations, a week-long immersive arts camp that can be life-changing. […]