Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) Considered the finest German Renaissance artist, Albrecht Dürer was a painter, printmaker, draughtsman and art theorist. Artists across Europe admired and copied Dürer’s innovative and powerful prints, ranging from religious and mythological scenes to maps and exotic animals. Dürer was exceptionally learned, and the only Northern artist who

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Okay, everyone has heard of Leonardo da Vinci and agrees that he was a genius on many levels. His technical skill as an artist is self-evident. Because of his universal popularity, I won’t go into too much detail about his life, only touching on parts that I

Francisco Goya (1746-1828) As far as classical art, the first painting I remember being moved by was by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. I was thumbing through a book of paintings and came upon a page I could not turn away from. I was a child at the time and didn’t have any idea who

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) The earliest memory of an artist that captured my imagination and touched on my dark sense of humor was Edward Gorey. I remember as a child seeing his animated opening of PBS “Mystery!” and was hooked (see video below). An American artist and author, Gorey is known for his

I find the idea of inspiration and its sources fascinating. Where we draw inspiration from is very personal, unique to each individual’s life experiences and philosophy. Sometimes we are unaware of our muse and her source. I feel I am at a point in my life where I have established

The Downtown Partners of Sioux City are looking for artists to spruce up vacant windows on Historic 4th Street. Still in the planning stages, artwork is needed to be installed in the storefront windows or painted/attached directly to the windows. Since these are vacant buildings, no electricity or climate control will

I was just given my first look at the new book Addiction and Art by Johns Hopkins University Press and it looks great. My charcoal portrait “Drowning” was one of 61 works of art depicting addiction to be published in this book. Written by addiction scientists and professionals, this book marks

Health Wellbeing Beauty It is a joy to share the bounty of an Artful life.Join us for the Kerala Ayurveda Wellness Spa refresh :: relax :: rejuvenate while being surrounded by more than 130 pieces of original contemporary art from 26 local Washington artists. Friday May 7th 12-6pm Seattle Design

We had great success for the RISE exhibition reception and charity auction on the 24th. Sales of art from the auction went to support the Rise n’ Shine organization and we raised over $3200! The exhibition will be displayed until May 20th, 2010 at the Seattle Design Center, so if you

Featuring Artist Trust EDGE graduate artists Jacqui Beck, Zalman Berkowitz, Victoria Bjorklund, Amy Buchheitt, Mary Coss, Julie Sipe Cummings, Terra Fine, Lisa Mei Ling Fong, Susan Gans, Naomi Gray, Joy Hagen, Craig Alan Huber, Dayton Knipher, Andrea Lawson, Molly Magai, Holly Ballard Martz, Christen Mattix, Maxine Mattson, Dorothy McGuinness, Pamela