Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention Art Shows: A Guide for Artists
November 3, 2014 | Posted in ART, CONVENTIONS, CRAFTING BUSINESS | By sockii
Visual artists and crafters are always on the lookout for new markets for their work. One type of market which many may not have considered are science fiction and fantasy convention art shows. A long-standing part of many science-fiction conventions is the art show, where artists display their work for either direct sale or auction-style bidding…
Helen Allingham and her cottages
May 3, 2014 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By No Problem
Helen Allingham was born as Helen Mary Elizabeth Paterson in Swandlicote in Derbyshire as the first of seven children to physician who died when she was in her early teens. By this time Helen’s family already aknowledged and supported her
Should the Vatican Limit Access to the Sistine Chapel?
April 26, 2014 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By sockii
For the countless number of tourists who visit Rome every year, the Sistine Chapel is almost surely near the top of their “must see” list of attractions. Michelangelo’s incredible fresco cycle, completed 500 years ago, is one of the world’s greatest treasures and a subject of immeasurable artistic and religious importance…
“Audubon’s Aviary: The Complete Flock” at the New York Historical Society
April 10, 2014 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By sockii
A Must-See Exhibition for Lovers of Watercolor Painting and Art Beginning last year, the New York Historical Society has staged a landmark three-part exhibition of John James Audubon’s preparatory watercolors for his famous art portfolio and book, The Birds of
Myles Birket Foster, most popular painter of 19th century
December 15, 2013 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By No Problem
Myles Birket Foster was one of most successful and influential water color painters from 19th century. He exhibited several hundred paintings at royal Academy and his work was in such demand art dealers sometimes raced to his home in Witley
Art and Appetite: Examining American Culture Through the Foods We Eat
December 2, 2013 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By sockii
Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine On view at the Art Institute of Chicago through January 27, 2014, Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine is a wonderful exhibit that takes us through three centuries of American history
Kate Greenaway: nostalgic children illustrator and fashion trendsetter
October 26, 2013 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By No Problem
Why is Kate Greenaway still popular? Catherine (Kate) Greenaway is one of the most influential illustrators of all times. Her portraits of children are among most used and copied from the so called Golden Age in children illustration and the
Walter Crane’s life through illustrations
September 1, 2013 | Posted in TRADITIONAL ART AND PAINTING | By No Problem
Walter Crane’s life through illustrations Walter Crane (1846-1915) was versatile and extremely prolific artist who is today best known by his cooperation with engraver and printer Edmund Evans (1826-1905) in the series of picture books. They were pioneers in color
The Surreal Science Fiction Art of Richard M. Powers
August 27, 2013 | Posted in ART | By sockii
Richard M. Powers One of the most influential and revolutionary science fiction illustrators of the 20th Century As a young child growing up in the 1970s, a great deal of my interest in reading and literature shaped by the large
