By Chelsea Lang Because artists do not usually get excited about mastering sales or marketing, getting into a gallery is a top priority...

By Michael Shane Neal, artist Recently, I arrived at the airport in Tallahassee on a warm, sunny Florida day. My friend, artist Dawn...

Curating a show isn’t something I have any experience with, so for this article, I reached out to Raleigh-based painter Alia El-Bermani....

A painting starts in the mind. It must. From there, the complicated, elusive, grinding process of getting your vision onto a canvas...

Guest writer and artist, Julie Petro, shares with us her tips to mastering a limited palette using color scales. Limited palettes are a...

There is something so magical about capturing someone's essence on canvas. I'm fascinated and frustrated in equal measures as I try to...

This article appeared in the 1st Quarter 2019 The Art of the Portrait Journal publication. Mary Sauer has carefully cultivated her talent...