A self-taught artist, Stephen Magsig grew up and now resides in Michigan. He’s been painting city scenes from Detroit for over 25 years, and in the summer of 2007 he started his own blog called Postcards from Detroit to showcase his urban landscapes.. . . read more
This week’s featured artist is Rebecca Elfast, a Swedish architect and painter whose dramatic watercolor paintings prove that expressive paintings don’t have to be thickly textured oils or acrylics.. . . read more
For the past few years Christina Hasel has traveled the rural Northeast United States capturing images for her current photographic series on old buildings. She describes it as “documenting the past through present day ruins.”. . . read more
Mark Schwartz is an accomplished shoe designer and painter, and has been in the shoe design industry for over twenty years. In the mid-1980s he worked for Roger Vivier, a groundbreaking 20th century shoe designer, and was greatly inspired by Andy Warhol.. . . read more
Born in the Los Angeles area, John Guild earned degrees in both fine art and engineering. His diverse influences include Buckminster Fuller, Peter Max, and Man Ray.. . . read more
Have you ever looked at an image, made an assumption, then done a double-take to find out you were wrong? That was my experience with Francois Chartier. I was prepared to write an article about a talented photographer and then was shocked to find he was actually a painter!. . . read more
This image demonstrates how Taylor Gillis and his no-frills camera can create an almost imaginary, poetic scene out of an everyday location. The lighting effects are enchanting. . . yet a little eerie at the same time.. . . read more
After deliberately avoiding oil paint for 20 years, it’s somewhat poetic that Raymond Logan has finally found himself immersed in it on a daily basis. Now, he's a self-proclaimed daily painter for reasons of discipline and growth.. . . read more
If you're intrigued by the power of texture in art, take a look at these next few paintings by Jane Hunt. Jane's subjects are simple - trees, landscapes, sky - but they're filled with such a rich strength that they still draw you in.. . . read more
Oregon-based artist Shannon Willis creates abstract mixed-media paintings chock-full of texture, color and sometimes a little chaos. This first painting, entitled Above, is a good example of her work.. . . read more
Today’s featured artist is Marianne Hornbuckle of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Marianne describes her work as combining “Eastern aesthetic and Western color” and of course that appealed to me right from the start.. . . read more
This week’s featured artist is Sally Tharp, a self-taught painter from Ohio. As you can see on her blog, although many of her older paintings conform to the traditional size for daily paintings, lately she’s taken a turn towards much larger works.. . . read more
Each one of Paul’s paintings contains amazingly textured, nearly sculptural, elements. They’re full of ridges and lines, canvas texture and piles of paint. . . all of which are working to either conceal or reveal the physical and emotional state of the subject.. . . read more
As I browsed through Darko's web gallery, there were two things that captivated me most about his art: first, the intense (almost physical) atmosphere in all his paintings; and second, the sparse, simple use of subject matter.. . . read more