Look and Listen #16: Kerry James Marshall
American painter Kerry James Marshall talks about his strategy to raise his aesthetic into mainstream art, to paint the things he values in the world. What we focus on as …
Look and Listen #14: Cbabi Bayoc in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
In celebration of Father’s Day, meet artist Cbabi Bayoc of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Art has the power to amplify the things which are important to the artist and to …
Quote for Today: Wassily Kandinsky
Lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and… stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to ‘walk about’ into a hitherto unknown …
Globe-trotting Travel Series #19: Manju Singh from Lucknow, India
Painting a picture is a bit like meditation. The focused attention required is both relaxing and a means of working out feelings and thoughts. It can be a vehicle for …
Globe-trotting Travel Series #14: Artist Jacqui Beck of Seattle
Two weeks into our Globe-trotting travel series, today we visit contemporary mixed-media artist Jacqui Beck of Seattle, painting in her beautiful backyard with her cats. For her, this quarantine time …
Globe-trotting Travel Series #1: Hello from Houston, TX, USA
The first video of our Globe-trotting Travel Series comes from my house in Houston, TX. I hope you are well and happy! If you would like to send a video …
Quote for Today: Edgar Degas
A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people. ― Edgar Degas Edgar Degas, …
Quote for Today: Samantha Schutz
I visit him a few times downtown while he paints. We talk about how he’s going to Spain for the fall semester and he shows me a painting he …
Quote for Today: Chaim Potok
For all the pain you suffered, my mama. For all the torment of your past and future years, my mama. For all the anguish this picture of pain will cause …
Quote for Today: Norman Rockwell
The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they’re always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The …