American Art Collector
THE ART LOVER'S GUIDE TO COLLECTING FINE ART IN CALIFORNIA
The state of California has a deeply rooted history within fine art.
6 min |
February 2025
International Artist
Something beguiling
In watercolor, I work exclusively with transparent pigments, carefully building textural effects through multiple glazes (sometimes up to five or six layers) to achieve dimension and detail in my realistic watercolors.
2 min |
February/March 2025
American Art Collector
THE ART LOVER'S GUIDE TO COLLECTING FINE ART IN FLORIDA
Albert Ernest “A.E.” Backus (1906-1990) was a prominent Florida landscape artist known not only for his creative legacy but for his altruistic spirit and fostering the arts in his community, regardless of class and race.
8 min |
February 2025
American Art Collector
Portraits from the Past
In Phillip Thomas’ new show at RJD Gallery, Currents: Threads of Black History, the artist explores faces from the past, and how those faces have moved through history.
3 min |
February 2025
American Art Collector
Emotional Impact
Malcolm Liepke has decades of painting experience, emerging from a career in illustration in the 1980s to become a fine artist whose distinct style is often emulated but never matched.
2 min |
February 2025
American Art Collector
Urban Legends
Historically speaking, most artists have felt the pull to move to “the big city” to find inspiration and opportunity, and to be among other like-minded souls.
5 min |
February 2025
International Artist
Intuitive response
My work is known for its raw, dynamic energy and freshness.
2 min |
February/March 2025
International Artist
Step by Step: Capturing Expression
I painted Olivier as part of a demonstration for my Wednesday online class. The month's theme was \"Alla Prima Portrait Expressions,\" focusing on capturing dynamic emotion in a static image.
2 min |
February/March 2025
International Artist
Moved by Instinct
Inspired by the beauty of nature, Jean Haines' watercolors bloom with spontaneity
7 min |
February/March 2025
International Artist
BACK-UP PLAN
An overview of the data storage options for all of the digital files that make up your art business
3 min |
February/March 2025
International Artist
HUNCHES ARE BUILT UPON WISDOM
Harley Brown's fascinating things no one else will tell you
6 min |
February/March 2025
American Art Collector
MYTH AND Mystery
Grand and epic themes of antiquity are given new life and meaning in the powerful paintings of Angela Gram.
7 min |
February 2025
International Artist
Words of Wisdom
Words of Wisdom from the 2025 The Art of the Portrait Faculty Artists
5 min |
February/March 2025
International Artist
We Ditched Art School, Hopped the Freights and Wrote a Book
James Gurney shares the story of his friendship with American painter Thomas Kinkade
4 min |
February/March 2025
International Artist
Apex Predators
Growing up in Kenya surrounded by nature, Guy Combes talks about the passions of painting wildlife
3 min |
February/March 2025
American Art Collector
Portrait of Shaikh Salman ll Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa
Recently, Pavel Sokov has been in Bahrain working on a series of commissioned paintings relating to the country’s history.
2 min |
February 2025
American Art Collector
Innovation & Tradition
The Palm Beach Show returns with another elegant event featuring a range of fine art.
1 min |
February 2025
International Artist
The Portrait Society of America Chairman's Letter Educate, Inspire, Connect
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, \"How much of human life is lost in waiting.\"
3 min |
February/March 2025
American Art Collector
RISING STARS
The top 10 finalists of the Bennett Prize 4.0 reflect on being selected as candidates for the prestigious award and their visions for the future.
8 min |
February 2025
American Art Collector
Making an Impression
The American Impressionist Society hosts its annual showcase of impressionistic artwork this February.
1 min |
February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
A TRAILBLAZING COLLECTION
Swann Auction Galleries hosts Abstract Beauty: the Collection of Patricia Scipio-Brim this February
1 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
CURATED SELECTIONS
Two major private collections lead Christie's January American art sale
4 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
AN AMERICAN VISION
Sotheby's presents a two-session sale featuring significant works of traditional and Western historic art
2 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
ENDURING STRENGTH
Christie's American Art Specialist reflects on the state of the market
3 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
A Significant Discovery
J. Kenneth Fine Art unveils a collection of small oil studies by Lynne Mapp Drexler
2 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
ENDURING ALLURE
Works by the Wyeth family steal the show at Bonham's American Art sale
1 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
ART OF AN ERA
A January sale at Swann Galleries showcases artists of the WPA
1 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
Cultivating Home
A wide variety of fine antiques, art and garden design are showcased in Nashville
1 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO 2025 AUCTIONS
While Christie's 2022 sale Visionary: G. Paul Allen Collection, which made $1.6 billion, still reigns supreme as the most lucrative single-owner auction of all time, 2024 had exciting moments of its own.
2 min |
January/February 2025
American Fine Art Magazine
VERSUS
An exhibition at Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden juxtaposes concepts of Modernism and modernity
7 min |