Art
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Rocky Mountain High
Plein Air Painters of America celebrates the breathtaking beauty of Colorado.
2 min |
August 2025
American Art Collector
Dive Right In
I've come across several artists who paint underwater figurative scenes, but Anne Leone, who began painting them 30 years ago, is a master of the craft.
3 min |
August 2025
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Finding Humor in Hubris
Larry Blizard has nothing against painting but at some point in his long career as an artist, working across many mediums, the 85-year-old observed that the drawings in his sketchbook seemed to contain a special quality that the paintings he was creating at the time, did not-a kind of vitality or intensity. \"Gradually, I began to devote more effort to sketching, until drawing took over completely,\" he says. Drawing, he found, also calms his nerves. \"I lose myself in the act of moving my pencil, bringing to life forms from my imagination, and the whole process becomes a kind of meditation.\"
2 min |
August 2025
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Art and Community
Intersect Aspen expands and delves deeper for its 15th year.
2 min |
August 2025
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Curated for Collectors
One of the most anticipated shows of the year returns to Arcadia Contemporary this September. True to tradition, the 12th annual Five & Under exhibition features the gallery's top artists alongside emerging talent scouted by gallery owner Steve Diamant. An invitation from Diamant, who is known for his discerning eye, to participate in the show can be a breakthrough moment for an artist. It's also a tremendous opportunity for collectors, as all of the 100 to 200 works are priced at $5,000 or less.
3 min |
August 2025
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Facial Recognition
Aportrait serves many purposes. It can remind us of who we are or who someone once was, whether depicted in great accuracy or through symbolism. While our fascination with a portrait is often an ineffable experience, there's one simple explanation of the appeal of a human face: connection—made possible through technique, style and color.
5 min |
August 2025
American Art Collector
Summer Celebration
Gallery 1261 is gearing up for its annual 1261 Summer Show, featuring works by more than 10 of the Denver gallery's top artists. Collectors can expect to find at least 50 fresh and original artworks. The growing roster of participating artists includes Gregory Block, Scott Conary, Valerio D'Ospina, Hollis Dunlap, Daniel Sprick, Tibor Nagy, Vincent Xeus, Elizabeth Zanzinger and Heather Neill, with others being added as the show approaches. Among the many show highlights, is the detailed work of Gregory Block, known for his exploration of an array of subject matter. \"My work has always been, and I hope always will be, a fluid interpretation of how I see the world,\" explains Block. \"That means no subject matter or technique is ever off the table. I consider myself a contemporary realist because while I generally strive to paint the 'reality' of my subjects, I do so with a keen awareness of the fact that all our true realities are subjective.\"
2 min |
August 2025
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Poetic Inspiration
A new exhibition currently on view at 33 Contemporary, A Poetic Response draws meaning from the deeply human endeavor of poetry and visual art. In many ways, these two art forms are the purest distillation of life, truth and personhood. While portraiture and figurative works make up a large portion of the show's subject matter, viewers can also delve into the hidden meanings behind a variety of subjects.
2 min |
August 2025
American Art Collector
Home Run
Sanders Galleries sells three paintings directly out of the May issue, including the cover image by Mian Situ
1 min |
August 2025
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EMOTIONAL Resonance
The Portrait Society celebrates the top award winners of the prestigious International Portrait Competition.
7 min |
August 2025
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Anna Steinhouse-Kandelaki
Anna Steinhouse-Kandelaki is a London-based figurative artist originally from Tbilisi, Georgia. After an early career in banking, she transitioned to art in 2013, studying at institutions that include Heatherley School of Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, Royal Drawing School and the Art Academy, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in 2017.
1 min |
August 2025
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Seminal Moments
An exhibition at the Museum of Art and Light in Kansas unpacks 40 years of poignant paintings by Dean Mitchell.
3 min |
August 2025
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Earth and Sky
The tranquil and atmospheric paintings of Utah-based artist Jared Sanders will be showcased in a one-man show at Altamira Fine Art starting at the end of July. An art graduate of Utah State University, where he studied under Glen Edwards, Sanders currently lives near the small town of Heber City, Utah. His moody paintings capture the farmlands, hills, rivers and trees that the artist intimately knows and loves.
1 min |
August 2025
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Loose Interpretations
American Impressionist Society showcases works juried into its highly competitive annual exhibition.
2 min |
August 2025
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New Growth
This August, Robert Lange Studios presents the work of 25 artists and their unique interpretations of the theme of botanicals and the natural world.
3 min |
August 2025
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TOM CURRY Near the Water
A plein air artist through and through, Tom Curry captures the nature, architecture and cultural treasures of his East Coast home. For Curry, who works out of a studio in Brooklin, Maine, painting outdoors is a chance to connect directly with his subjects, be it craggy shorelines, harbors packed with sailboats or quaint cottages.
1 min |
August 2025
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ACTS OF Reverence
The Bakersfield Museum of Art showcases the breathtaking still lifes of California artist Pamela Carroll.
5 min |
August 2025
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Looking Up
While Eunika Rogers' new show at Blue Rain Gallery is themed around finding light—physically, emotionally and spiritually—her technique and process are equally important to her body of work. In roughly 8 pieces for her show Never Miss a Daylight, Rogers brings the landscape alive by painting with clay and other natural materials, “holding a conversation with the earth itself,” says Bekah Kolbe, manager of Blue Rain's Durango, Colorado, location. Rogers explains, “My primary intention is to explore fragility of the earth as it relates to time. I combine the origin of our existence (medium) with the subject, leading me and also the viewer to a thought-provoking narrative about our purpose and interconnectivity...I don’t just represent landscape in my work, but it is through this collaboration with nature that I construct pieces of that landscape onto itself, making it much more representative of the natural world.”
2 min |
August 2025
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Compelling Discoveries
Frein was the Grand Prize Winner in International Artist magazine's Challenge No. 145, Favorite Subjects.
2 min |
August 2025
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OLD GODS IN A NEW WORLD
Nashville's Parthenon celebrates the legacy of sculptor Alan LeQuire past and present.
8 min |
August 2025
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BUILDING BRIDGES
The Portrait Society continues to forge connections between emerging artists and master painters.
3 min |
August 2025
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Art and Community
Intersect Aspen expands and delves deeper for its 15th year.
2 min |
August 2025
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THE TEXTURE OF TIME
Bennett Prize winner Amy Werntz create works of art that celebrate the beauty that only comes with age.
5 min |
August 2025
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Waking Earth
Andrea Kowch looks back on her career as she releases a new art book about her fascinating paintings.
7 min |
August 2025
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SCOTT YELONEK Untold Stories
Scott Yelonek was last in these pages—and on the cover—in March, when he had a show at Altamira Fine Art's location in Scottsdale, Arizona.
2 min |
August 2025
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A Sanctuary in Paint: The Making of Riverbend
In Adrienne Stein's painting Riverbend, the viewer is invited into a world that feels both sacred and wild, where a moment of stillness is carved out from the noise of modern life.
2 min |
August 2025
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Peter Swift
Artist Peter Swift's goal is to create laconic, resonant symmetries that have a universal appeal. He starts with simple objects that we use every day, but we rarely even notice. For example, a carrot.
1 min |
June 2025
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All That Jazz
Biographies of Lance Myers reveal that he has been a professional artist, writer and animator for 25 years, with his animation appearing in feature films like Space Jam, Anastasia, Quest for Camelot, Prince of Egypt and Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly. He has published essays, and has written and directed short subject films for HBO, MTV, Adult Swim and PBS.
2 min |
June 2025
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California Treasures
Pageant of the Masters breathes life into the artwork of the Golden State past and present.
3 min |
June 2025
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The CALL of the SEA
From Robert Henri to Jasper Francis Cropsey to the iconic maritime scenes of Winslow Homer, artists have been captivated by marine and coastal subject matter for centuries.
5 min |