Some of you may have heard about Mary Ellen Mark passing away on May 25th. Some of you may even know a little about her and her amazing work...

I know before I've posted how to be creative with advertising ( see it here ) but in this post let's talk about how advertising and ...

Born today in 1882, Georges Braque would become a major French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor. Most importantly, ...

Today is Earth Day! Besides actually sitting outside and enjoying nature, what is the next best way to appreciate the natural world around u...

It's Tax Day, which means (at least here in America) that it isn't the happiest of days. So cheer up fellow artists or art lovers! H...

When you first start as an artist, or if you are walking through any art museum you see tons and tons of still lifes. Many people imagine it...

It's April Fool's Day so what better to talk about than artists who are known as pranksters. There have been many pranks pulled thro...

Some of you may have noticed that the other day (March 16th) Google had a Doodle celebrating Anna Atkin's 216th Birthday. She was a bota...

Similar to Barkley L. Hendricks, Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary portrait painter. Wiley is a New York based artist whose work is in museums...

Barkley Leonnard Hendricks was born in 1945 in Philadelphia. His work can be found in the National Gallery of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the ...