Featured Artist: Darija Stipanić
A big welcome to artist Darija Stipanić, whose stunning mixed-media artworks: Status Quo, Status Quo II, Waiting for Dawn and Can You Imagine (inspired by John Lennon’s Imagine) are featured …
Featured Artist: Ofelia Adame Williams
Welcome back to artist Ofelia Adame Williams! We will be featuring her beautiful and illuminating quadriptych, Labyrinth of the Soul, in the upcoming September 1st issue. How do we navigate …
Look and Listen #36: Joseph Pla-Narbona via Nowness
If you have ever struggled with depression, the whimsical and deep art of Josep Pla-Narbona and his story may be encouraging to you. He finds that drawing helps him to …
Look and Listen #21: Mariusz Kędzierski’s Hyperrealistic Drawings
Polish sketch artist Mariusz Kędzierski makes beautiful, hyperrealistic portraits and images filled with exquisite detail. This would be an accomplishment for anyone, but he has done this with no arms. …
Quote for Today: Shaun Tan
The more I draw and write, the more I realise that accidents are a necessary part of any creative act, much more so than logic or wisdom. Sometimes a mistake …
Quote for Today: Jacqueline Kelly
“Could anything top the promise and potential of a blank page? What could be more satisfying? Never mind that it would soon be crammed with awkward penmanship, that my handwriting …
Quote for Today: Brian Froud
In the countryside, the old stories seemed to come alive around me; the faeries were a tangible aspect of the landscape, pulses of spirit, emotion, and light. They “insisted” on …
Quote for Today: Ellsworth Kelly
When I see a white piece of paper, I feel I’ve got to draw. And drawing, for me, is the beginning of everything. —Ellsworth Kelly
An Obscure Sign: Totem by Katherine McDaniel
What do you see in this spontaneous drawing? I draw first and find meaning later, so you can’t be wrong. This drawing is entitled Totem because of its vague …
Drawing from the Subconscious: Metamorphic Fairies from Synkroniciti
We often limit our creativity to the fields in which we are trained. Can exploring new territory enrich our experience? Last fall I was attending a concert, a lovely performance, while exhausted and …