Jason Shawn Alexander is an expressionist and figurative painter currently based in LA and originally from Tennessee. His works aim to “embody the vulnerability, fear, and underlying...
Tag - Painting Inspiration
The art of contrast: Claudio Parentela
I live in Italy ….in the ancient Magna Graecia ….I’m 52 years old… I’m a visual artist …. I drew only in black and white for 13 years or so …. I love...
The naturally romantic paintings of David Smith
I am originally from County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland. Growing up there, it is impossible, as a painter not to be affected by the history, landscape, space and light of the Atlantic...
The beautiful detour of Amy Oestreicher
As a survivor and ” thriver” of nearly 30 surgeries, a coma, and a decade of medical trauma, I have been challenged with moments of extreme difficulty. But as an artist, bride...
The Chosen Form of Your Destroyer by Ian Francis
British artist Ian Francis tears down the border between the conscious world and that of dreams in his latest series, “The Chosen Form of Your Destroyer”. His mixed media paintings are...
The re-contextualized paintings of Sath
My name is Sath. I´m a Spanish painter and an urban artist currently based in Bangkok. Most of my urban interventions pursue the idea of the re-contextualization as a tool to construct...
Alex Heil’s summertime paintings by the swimming pool
German painter Alex Heil created a new series perfect for the summer season. The punchy paintings remind us of the joy of sitting by the pool and soaking in that summer sun. But within the...
Melissa McCracken paints music she can see
Missouri-based artist Melissa McCracken can see music. Melodies have color and movement due to a phenomenon in her brain called synesthesia. As a result of the condition, her compositions...
The Unsung Art of Sonia Delaunay
It’s taken a long, long time for Sonia Delaunay to be granted her first retrospective in the UK, and indeed she died back in 1979. With that in mind, it’s something of a travesty that...
The Surreal Menagerie of Pola Dwurnik
Have you ever had that waking nightmare where you look around your apartment with your five cats and think…if I were to die right now, these felines will probably eat me before anyone...
Leonora Carrington: The Last Surviving Surrealist
Few female Surrealist painters were given the credit their talent warranted at the time, but Leonora Carrington was one whose art was recognised, and who also holds the honour of being one...