This is Insider Art for Everyone
byHer process doesn’t require a lot of steps: “I just paint what pulls at my heart,” says Bee Sieburg, who’s been doing just that…
Woolworth Walk
She Illustrates the Idea that Nature is Wildly Predictable
byMany artists have drawn inspiration from the mountains and forests surrounding Western North Carolina. But for painter/illustrator Sarah Faulkner, that outdoor beauty has to…
She Shoots Wild Bears — and It’s Hard to Look Away
byApril Johnson earned a degree in Fine Arts and Photography from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. While still in college, she…
If You Cut Your Own Hair to Make Paintbrushes, Nothing will Get in Your Way
byOlga Dorenko was born in Uzbekistan. “My father was in the military, so we moved around a lot, from one end of the country…
Illustrator’s Roller-Coaster Ride Becomes the Viewer’s Peaceful Landing
byFian Arroyo is a big-time illustrator with a client roster that includes Scholastic, Boy Scouts of America, Miller Lite, US News and World Report,…
She Grabbed the Tiger by the Tail and Ended Up in a Cow Field
byPatricia Cotterill, born in the small town of Forfar near Scotland’s east coast, experienced a global childhood, thanks to a father who served in…
Quilter Deconstructs the Fabric of Tradition
byJudy Simmons began by making a traditional quilt. But she didn’t like working with a fixed pattern. So for the second one, she tried…
The Couple That Clays Together … Gets to Quit Their Day Jobs
byWhoever warned that spouses shouldn’t work together was brooding about cubicles, not clay wheels. Ann and Sandy Batton create harmoniously in a studio next…
Color Theorist Painted Herself an Escape from the Cutthroat Publishing World
byMelissa Moss can thank the National Enquirer for her artistic career. No, she didn’t get her start illustrating celebrity scandals or creeping with a…