How an ‘ugly’ painting on Instagram broke my heart

Lost in a sea of infinite content, critic Sarah Swan found herself in the fabric and poured-paint abstractions of Winnipeg’s ...

Paiute Painter Melissa Melero-Moose Wins $15,000 Native Arts Grant for Work Made From Willow and Pine Nuts

Melissa Melero-Moose doesn't just paint the Great Basin, she gathers it. Willow, tule, cattails, and pine nuts collected from her Northern Paiute homelands are embedded in the layered, abstract ...
Observer

The Women Who Built the Hamptons Art Scene

Once Lee Krasner (and Pollock) settled there, Abstract Expressionism had two addresses—downtown Manhattan and out East.
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Artist Moritz Kellerman shows off layering techniques in Evanston Art Center painting exhibit

Rich, vibrant colors seep through the layers of paintings in artist and Oakton College Prof. Moritz Kellerman’s Evanston Art ...
Observer

Six Must-Visit Art Galleries in the Hamptons

The love of art runs deep in the Hamptons, and there are still plenty of ways to connect to its artistic history and creative ...

Tracing art from impressionism through to abstract expressionism, and from Ohio to Adelaide

A feast of modern art from the Toledo Museum of Art has just opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Featuring some big ...

Oil paint is a simple mixture of oil and pigment, but it's expensive

Oil paint is simple. It's just a mixture of oil and pigment. But depending on the color and quality, a liter of this paint could cost up to $1,100.