Art, design, color in nature What is it about nature that fills our senses and our hearts with awe? It is the all-encompassing vastness, depth, and perfect fusion of life and inanimate objects. Nature also inspires us; you find nature … Continue reading →
Pen & Ink Illustrations by artist Kathleen Nelson I am so lucky. My friend and client Kathleen Nelson regularly sends me notecards with her fabulous artwork on it. A skilled artist, Kathleen, draws just about everything from animals to gardens … Continue reading →
Metropolitan Museum opens collections as public domain The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has placed over 400,000 into the public domain and now these images of artwork can be downloaded free from their site. The images can be uses … Continue reading →
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” ― Pablo Picasso Le Rêve (The Dream) 1932 Painted by Picasso when he was 50 years old, it portrays his 24-year-old mistress Marie-Thérèse … Continue reading →
Kathleen Nelson Fine Art E-commerce Website Meet Kathleen Nelson. You may not realize it, but if you are in the Barrington IL area you have probably seen her work. Kathleen was commissioned to create the incredible Barrington White House illustration for … Continue reading →
Did you ever wonder what your favorite Disney character would look like if he or she was rendered as a real person? Australian graphic designer/illustrator Jirka Väätäinen used his imagination and graphic design skills to to just that. Jirka brought to … Continue reading →
Remember when you were a kid and you drew eyes and lips on your hand and basically made a hand puppet/talking hand person? That was your own primitive hand painting art; something we all did and enjoyed, never imagining that hand … Continue reading →
“Hello! I am here!” That’s what 40,000 year old paintings inside caves say to me. A graphic design that shouts out “I exist!” Whatever the reason prehistoric graphic designers had for painting the walls of cold, dark, dank caves, it … Continue reading →
Almost 2,000 years ago the city of Pompeii was buried under 12 feet of hot ash spewed from Mount Vesuvius. Thousands lost their lives from breathing in hot air generated by the volcano, many succumbing instantly. Their final death poses were captured … Continue reading →
