Artist Features and Interviews

Who Is Marcus Hale? Marcus Hale didn’t set out to be a realist painter. In fact, he didn’t set out to be a painter at all. Raised in a small Appalachian town with a population you could count on both hands, Hale spent his early years sketching tree lines, barns, and rusted out tractors. No […]

What’s Driving a New Generation of Painters A quiet transformation is happening in the art world. Young painters today are unapologetically shifting away from traditional realism and academic technique. Instead, they’re leaning into mixed media, raw abstraction, digital fusion, and styles that don’t aim to please, only to express. Technology is fueling this momentum. With

Early Sparks and First Sketches Jane Lockwood’s first real curiosity about color didn’t come from an easel or a classroom it came from pond water. At age six, she spent hours watching how sunlight shifted across the surface, how dragonfly wings interrupted the reflection. She didn’t have the words for it yet, but that quiet

Breaking Through in 2026 The art world in 2026 is undergoing a notable transformation. As traditional boundaries dissolve, a new generation of female artists is stepping forward not quietly, but with bold, unapologetic force. Their presence isn’t just felt in galleries, but across digital platforms, urban landscapes, and the cultural imagination at large. A New

Who’s Behind the Paint The new class of muralists shaping cityscapes in 2026 doesn’t fit into a neatly labeled box. Some came up gripping spray cans in alleyways, mentored by older graffiti heads. Others logged hours in studio classrooms, degrees in fine arts in hand. What they share is mission: to turn blank city walls

Mornings Start with Light Light as a Landscape Obsession For most landscape artists, light isn’t just a visual element it’s the soul of the scene. The way light spills across a field, bends around a hillside, or filters through urban haze can entirely transform how a place is perceived and portrayed. Light defines mood, depth,

Capturing More Than a Likeness In 2026, winning portraiture isn’t just about nailing eye color or profile angles. Accuracy matters, but it’s the emotional honesty layered over the likeness that gives a portrait its staying power. A good artist sees beyond the face they read the human behind it. Expression, gesture, and posture are doing

The Artist Behind the Canvas Tomas Elray is a painter based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born in Cleveland and raised between city sprawl and desert road trips, his work reflects a push and pull between structure and chaos. Before diving into art full time, Elray spent his twenties working in commercial design and odd