Brrrr… a collection of snowy winter photographs
Here are some lovely snowy photographs to celebrate the beginning of winter.
Here are some lovely snowy photographs to celebrate the beginning of winter.
Since 2002 Gerada has been creating large-scale charcoal portraits of anonymous people as part of his Identity Series.
Today my daughter Katie turns fifteen, and to celebrate her birthday, I’ve put together this selection of some of her artwork.
In celebration of someone’s birthday (ok, mine) I’ve decided to feature the yummy paintings of Wayne Thiebaud.
Campbell applies classical painting techniques to create unique, fresh and bold paintings.
Nanodrawmo is a spin-off of Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month), where the goal is to complete 50 drawings in November.
Using collage, oil, and pastel, each portrait tells a complex visual story.
Haroshi is an avid skateboarder who translates his love of the sport into colorful handcrafted sculptures.
With special thanks to volunteers and service people worldwide.
Nanami Cowdroy creates pen and ink art works that combine her Japanese and European heritage with a modern sensibility.
Cayce Zavaglia creates embroidered portraits with the subtle touch of an expert painter.
Fourteen year old Chase Guttman captures his world travels in pictures.
Life-like sculptures that are full of realistic details, except for their size.
Realistic faces are framed and set off by intricate and decorative designs that create surreal and striking art works.
Artist David Walker creates beautiful portraits using spray paint only, and without ever using a brush.
Installation artist, sculptor, and lighting designer Bruce Munro created a magical outdoor light installation.
Jeff Nishinaka originally wanted to be a painter but some class assignments led to his new passion, creating paper sculptures.
How do you make medical information easy for kids to understand? Comics and superheroes.
Ouch is a 23 year old artist from New Zealand who has been creating graffiti murals since she was a teenager.
Artist Bundeli Patrik aka 2much applied his creativity to a bunch of ping pong balls.
A photo round-up of mask pictures.
Artists express themselves in so many varied ways, including with gum. What do you think of Dan Colen’s chewing gum paintings?
In celebration of my favorite season, autumn, here’s a round-up of a few lovely fall photographs.
Marike Kleynscheldt is a young artist from Cape Town, South Africa who creates art work with a fresh, slightly irreverent, and beautiful aesthetic.
Miles “Mac” MacGregor, aka El Mac, creates striking and sublime street murals featuring large-scale portraits and figures.
Did you ever cut construction paper into strips and loop them together to create a paper chain? Jen Stark’s sculptures will make you look at colored paper in a whole new way.
Ellis G. creates temporary art by outlining shadows in chalk to create ephemeral graffiti images that last until the rain washes them away.
Living statues have roots deep in the European street theater tradition.
Alexandre Farto aka Vhils is a Portuguese artist who scratches and carves into walls to create graceful and elegant portraits.
Audrey Flack was one of the original founders of photorealism painting, and the only women in the group.
Goldsworthy gently shapes leaves, snow, ice, twigs, feathers, rocks, and other elements, blurring the line between man-made and natural beauty.
You know that old adage about slowing down to smell the roses, well the NYC subway doesn’t smell like roses, but it’s definitely worth slowing down to take in the view.
Jared Tarbell writes computer programs that generate digital images reminiscent of supernovas and underwater seascapes.
Five artists merge recycling and creativity into breathtaking works of art.
Tons of flip flops pollute the ocean and wash up on beaches. UniquEco creatively transforms this pollution into art and marketable goods.
This post today is a pictorial ode to the rainy weather in the city, with a few beautiful photos of rain and wet pavement.
Here are four photographers who create mind-bending illusions by transforming the spaces and figures that they photograph.
The intersection of literature and art is more than just a pretty cover.
Dalton Ghetti uses a razor and a sewing needle. Working an hour or two a day it takes months or years to complete his miniature masterpieces.
Some artists raise this simple child’s toy to a whole new level.
An untrained artist and a trained one present two different takes on shadow boxes.
It’s not permanent, it’s in public spaces, people walk over it. So is sidewalk art actually art? I think these examples show what incredible art it can be.
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Peter Beard seems like the subject of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel who has moved between the world of fashion and a farm in Kenya, and merged both in his diaries and collages.
Kyle Gallup lives in New York City and creates beautiful mixed media collage cases and panels, often using painted paper, graphite, ink, lithographic prints on wood panel.
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Ever work on a project – personal or work-related – that drove you mildly crazy? If so, here’s a droll video from Agent XPQ (also known as Levni Yilmaz) that you might relate to.
If you thought great writers also need to be great readers, well, think again. Gary Shteyngart and a cast of characters, from James Franco to Mary Gaitskill, prove otherwise.
Did you see the Bravo show, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist? I saw around 20 minutes, but it raises a question about who & how art is judged. What do you think?
Young adult author John Green gives a pep talk during National Novel Writing Month, about writing 50,000 words in one month, and about his unusual hairstyle.
With shows like CSI and America’s Most Wanted, forensic art has entered the spotlight.
Art for Refugees in Transition (A.R.T.) helps rebuild individual and community identity for refugees worldwide with the indigenous art forms of each community.
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