You Don’t Need Go-Motion to Rule the RAD
by“Although my heart was always into painting, I never thought I could be a painter,” admits Mark Bettis — one of the most well-known…
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When Even Making Art for David Bowie Doesn’t Scratch the Itch …
byRand Kramer’s professional career got an unexpected early start. One day, during high school, a teacher asked him to draw a history-related mural on…
She Destroys Perfectly Good Paintings — to Create Imperfectly Better Ones
byOil painter Alicia Anne Armstrong often labors over a painting for hours or days. Then, as soon as the paint is dry, she does…
Do You Want to Tag the Muralist Who Painted Over the Graffiti Scene?
byIt’s a busy lunchtime on Foundy Street, and with bellies full of BBQ, tourists are distracted by the paintings that cover the outside walls…
You Get Better Visions Once You Move to Art Heaven
by“You know how photographers put paper in a chemical bath, and gradually the image starts to come up?” asks painter Elizabeth Henderson. “I feel…
Sometimes a Painter Has to be Quiet to Make a Scene
byLandscape painter Kate Thayer doesn’t just recognize earth tones. “All colors are in nature if we really see,” she says. But that kind of…
Sometimes it Takes a Village to Raise a Street Artist
by“There is as much art on the outside of the [Foundation Studios] buildings as on the inside,” says Kean Werner, head of Foundation Woodworks,…
Their Romantic Summer Session Blended into a Lifetime of Artmaking
byAs a child, Jim Ostlund loved illustrations by 19th-century artists and would spend hours copying their work. “I remember feeling frustrated because … without…
Painter’s Dream Re-emerged After Brushes With Death
by“I remember waking up in ICU in an Atlanta hospital and being truly amazed I was still alive.” It was 1998. For years, Wendy…
Her Watercolors Flow Like the River that Shaped her Childhood
byKathryn B. Phillips disagrees when people tell her watercolor is the most difficult medium. She politely redirects, choosing a softer word. It’s not difficult…