It’s natural to assume that the subject of your painting (what it’s a painting of) is what affects your audience and gets feeling across. For example, you might expect a vase full of flowers to [...]

It's a dark, Symbolist masterpiece depicting the legendary moment when a hunter sees a glowing crucifix between a stag's antlers, symbolizing a divine calling.  Franz von Stuck’s “The Vision of Saint Hubert” (1890) presents the [...]

“You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors.” – Winslow Homer Winslow Homer’s watercolors are rarely shown en masse because they’re vulnerable, as are all watercolors, to fading from exposure to [...]

Norman Rockwell’s work will be the subject of a 2026 exhibition at Vermont’s Shelbourne Museum June 20 – October 25, 2026.  Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont will explore how Rockwell (1894–1978) shaped an idealized [...]

How to Draw with Charcoal: A Medium With Mystical Gravity By Julio Reyes (www.julioreyes.com) There’s an almost mystical gravity to this old material. There’s no denying its seriousness once you’ve placed your first mark to paper. [...]

At this time of year, as the Winter Solstice approaches and night comes sooner for us than before, we in North America are obliged to “grow accustomed to the Dark” in the words of Emily [...]

“Virtuosos of the OPA (Oil Painters of America)” has long been one of the most prestigious art competitions for traditional representational art in America. Leading OPA member Daniel Keys judged this year’s top painters. Daniel [...]

It’s one of the most poisonous enemies artists at level face over and over again – Imposter Syndrome: the feeling that you're a total fraud and it's just a matter of time before you're found [...]

Better a bright painting than a dull one, yes? Who doesn’t like a painting full of light and vitality (although don’t get me wrong, there’s a place for somber and melancholy work too, I hasten [...]

The work of wildlfie painter Hayley Johnson was recently the subject of a one-person show at New Hampshire’s Rochester Museum of Art. The paintings in “Anchors in Memory,” were large, colorful stylizations of critters including foxes, [...]