CATEGORIES

The Knife's Edge

Actor, artist and adrenaline junkie Michael McGrady finds balance in the drama of paint.

PROCESS AND PURPOSE

Bobby Beals presents the first solo exhibition of Coulter Prehm's work in a decade, opening with a special culinary collaboration.

Mythology-Making

The uncompromising F. Scott Hess reflects on completing a massive biblical-themed mural and the new direction his work is headed.

Art in the Outdoors

The 39th Annual Sculpture in the Park Show and Sale returns to Loveland, Colorado, to celebrate the art form in all its glory.

A Summer Celebration

The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach returns for its annual showcase of award-winning California artists in a two-month-long affair.

Luis Alvarez Roure: Portrait of Felix Oduyemi

Unveiling spotlights a recently completed portrait commission or figurative work from some of the best and most active members of the Portrait Society of America. This month, Kimberly Azzarito, Assistant Director of the Portrait Society, interviewed Luis Alvarez Roure about his recently completed portrait commission of Felix Oduyemi.

FRANK GONZALES: Sacred Spaces

The comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell wrote, “At first you might find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred space and use it, eventually something will happen. Your sacred space is where you find yourself again and again.”

BRIAN MCCLEAR: Double Takes

For artist Brian McClear, painting still life and portraiture—often working on both concurrently—is a fascinating pleasure

CASSIE BUTCHER AND SHANNON WOODFORD: The Language of Flowers

North Carolina artists Cassie Butcher and Shannon Woodford are coming together for a joint show at Art and Light Gallery that celebrates the language of flowers through a pairing of their unique ceramics and paintings

VIVID COLOR

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo drew with natural chalks in the late 15th century, usually in red, white and black. In the early 16th century powdered color pigments were mixed with a binder such as gum Arabic, fish or animal glue and formed into sticks to provide a wide variety of colors

An EYE for the OCEAN

When Winslow Homer (1836-1910) first exhibited his painting, Northeaster, 1895, there were two men in foul-weather gear crouched on the rocks to the left

Into the BORDERLANDS

Painter Adrian Cox takes you on a visual journey into a fully-developed mythical realm between the real and imagined

An Artful Illusion

The unparalleled spectacle that is Pageant of the Masters celebrates 90 years of bringing art to life in Laguna Beach

Seeing the MIRACULOUS

Artist Jimmy Wright has spent a lifetime of learning, living and looking that he masterfully communicates through still lifes in paint and pastels

THE END of the ROAD

In their first group show, a foursome of artists present new works influenced by life on their very own scrap of the Wild West

STEPHEN WRIGHT: A Wave's-eye View

Countless artists have pictured the sea, none, however, like Stephen Wright. His hyper-realistic wave’s-eye-view paintings might make onlookers feel like they have water up their nose

JUNYI LIU: Paint It Red

A new body of work by Junyi Liu is being highlighted during an online solo exhibition on Artsy this summer, hosted by 33 Contemporary and PoetsArtists

Candy & Calamity

The pandemic unlocked new feelings for many people. For Texas-based painter Kukula, she remembers experiencing grief, anguish and pain in a very acute way

COLIN FRASER: Finding Freedom in Constraint

Scottish painter Colin Fraser is a master of egg tempera, an ancient and demanding medium that he finds freeing

DONALD JURNEY: The Poetry of Place

In the first chapter of Donald Jurney’s career, his focus was rooted in the tradition of landscape painting and painting in plein air. In the artist’s upcoming show at George Billis Gallery in Fairfield, Connecticut, Jurney will showcase 11 paintings in an entirely new genre involving interiors and figures

New Blood

Since opening Robert Lange Studios in 2005, husband and wife owners Robert and Megan Lange have represented hundreds of artists. The through-line across all those years has been their own work. Both Robert and Megan—painting as Megan Aline—are successful artists themselves

RENATO MUCCILLO: The Promised Land

It is forever the magic hour of dusk in Renato Muccillo’s dreamy display of jewel-like panels at Arcadia Contemporary

The Truth Within

Whether or not you believe in the soul or the psyche, everyone has an inner truth that guides their perception of the world around them

Bountiful Blooms

Terry was the Third Prize winner of International Artist magazine's Challenge No. 109, Florals & Gardens.

Detailed Observations

Thompson was the Grand Prize Winner of International Artist magazine's Challenge No. 117, Florals & Garden

Larger than Life

Michele Van Maurik's large-scale floral works are highlighted by detail, composition and light.

Botanical Beauty

Watercolorist Helen Campbell focuses on the lighting and form in her floral artwork.

GARDEN Delights

During the Golden Age in the Netherlands, tulip bulbs fetched extraordinary prices in a market bubble called “tulipmania.”

Abundant BEAUTY

COLLECTOR'S FOCUS - FLORALS & BOTANICALS

Expressions of Beauty

Rimi Yang paints effortless scenes that allow the viewer to have a conversation with the art