Meghan Bustard is a Vancouver-based mixed-media painter who lights up a room with her smile and her talent. I sat down with Meghan in her studio to ask her about her art, her home and everything in between.
The Artist's Way is one of the few books I've read that has given me a new perspective on creativity and how to harness it. Marketed as
During my first studio visit with John Baldessari, about a decade ago, when he still cooked up his ideas from a low-rent, rough-edged compound behind a surfboard shop in Santa Monica, he pointed out a chair beside a towering stack of books. With a simple metal frame and basic wood seat, it looked like a […]
You can tell a lot about an artist from watching them work in the studio. In this post I will feature 37 photos of famous artists hard at work in the studio. These photos are not glamorous and they show the artists in a very natural and raw state. This is the behind the scenes
Don't be fooled by his mild PBS persona; the beloved painter was actually an exacting artist and businessman with — brace yourself — naturally straight hair.
In this interview that appeared in Issue 16 of Highsnobiety Magazine, we speak with artist Reginald Sylvester II on what it means to figure art out.
Is there truth to the stereotype that artists are terrible at business? Or have we all bought into the idea of the starving artist so much, that we are sabotaging ourselves from making a solid living
Audrey Kawasaki just released some in-progress teaser pics of her preparing for her first solo show at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in NY this coming
After spending the initial lockdown on the shores of the West Coast, Cape Town-based artist and brand curator Amy Keevy used the colours she experienced in nature, as well as the female form, to inspire her latest collection, Paintings in Ochre: Girl on the Shore.
Artist Emma Currie shares her Thornbury home studio, and her process behind making her disticntive paintings that are both abstracted and figurative.
Austin artist Rex Hamilton shares his favorite things.
Chilling alone is fine, but chilling with animals is the best. There's nothing better than vibing with your furry friends; you get the best of both worlds. You still can feel like you have company without the unnecessary noise that comes from hanging around with other people. Let us introduce you to an artist who portrayed it perfectly in her mini illustration series.
Klaire was so easy going and fun to chat with I immediately felt comfortable with her. She captured my space and my process in such a lovely way, I can't thank you enough Klaire for these gorgeous photos, they are such a bright spot! Check out Klaire Dixius Photography!
Artists use their skills to create all kinds of worlds, characters, and concepts most of us can't even imagine. The perfect example of that is Carles Dalmau.
Artsy Shark presents some artist friends hard at work in their studios or on location. Enjoy!
An interview with artist Anina Deetlefs about her popular floral portraits that combine portraiture with her love of graphic design and textiles while paying close attention to the names, meaning and symbolism in each piece.
Answering your Instagram questions one week at a time. This week I'm tackling the question from a user, "How do you get inspiration for all your piece?" Learn about what inspires my works and how collection pieces differ from custom commissions. Leave your own question or comment on the blog!
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Rowan Atkinson, the actor behind the famously hilarious Mr. Bean and Blackadder characters, has made another foray into the pages of history thanks to caricature artist Rodney Pike. He took some of history's most famous portraits and jazzed them up by replacing the original subjects' faces with those of Atkinson's unforgettable characters.
Transported to a Fantasy Painting World
Every illustration in this comic series takes inspiration from Van Gogh’s swirling masterpieces to share the brief moments of “beauty and love” in his tragic life.
De l'Autre Côté du Mur - Original artwork done on a canvas with acrylic, spray paint and marker - Based on the mural done for the festival Lezardons dans la Rue in Pertuis in 2022 - Framed, signed by the artist on the front (2022).
When it comes to painting a portrait, there are three specific types of paints that are used – oil, water and acrylic paints. Each of these paint types has their own advantages and disadvantages. The difference in costs and the way each paint behaves when used are some of the factors that people consider when they pick out a medium to paint, but many purists believe that oil paintings are the way to go, as they look the best. It is because there is richness and sheen to oil paintings that is simply not there in the other mediums that we use for painting. Of course, what surface you are using to paint also makes a big difference like painting on fabrics and creating art for wearing and decoration.
Art can give us a better understanding of our emotions and the world we live in. Even though some art pieces can be difficult to comprehend, they might provoke one to think and find his or her own meaning. Art is often connected to human emotions. In the process of creating art, artists express what they are concerned or curious about. In this way, they explore their own thoughts and feelings and at the same time encourage the public to engage in the journey of meaning-making.
The world of art can be very hard to navigate! I’ll openly admit that even though I’m an art lover, when it comes to the bit about recognizing which time period a piece is from, I end up completely befuddled. Luckily for me, there are plenty of friendly people on the internet to set the record straight, educate us, and help make us seem like art rockstars at dinner parties and art galleries alike.
Evelyn Affleck grew up surrounded by fine art. Now, as a body art makeup artist, she uses the face as a canvas for abstract painting experiments.
Art can give us a better understanding of our emotions and the world we live in. Even though some art pieces can be difficult to comprehend, they might provoke one to think and find his or her own meaning. Art is often connected to human emotions. In the process of creating art, artists express what they are concerned or curious about. In this way, they explore their own thoughts and feelings and at the same time encourage the public to engage in the journey of meaning-making.
Few would argue if we said that pets are an endless source of joy and happiness in our lives. Therefore, there is no surprise people are trying to immortalize them in every way possible. This Aussie painter, Vanessa Stockard, found the best way to do that by sneaking her three adorable cats, Kevin The Kittin, his mom Fluff Ferstenberg and the head of the adorable fluff family, Satan, into her paintings. Stockard’s process includes pieces developed without visual reference but rather from memory. These narratives incorporate domestic pets such as cats and dogs, juxtaposing the anthropomorphic nature of these animals are given by society, she infuses the personification of virtue and vice into the everyday canine and feline status quo. Cats with their fluffy comical exteriors yet instinctual urge to kill and a tendency to be cruel to their prey, dogs with their providence of happiness and friendship flung back to Churchill’s metaphor for depression. Despite this not-so -cheerful description of her works, Stockard manages to make her art somehow quirky and very enjoyable!
The artist delves into his latest exhibition at Fotografiska in New York City and discusses why flowers and humans are not so different.