Expressive Whimsical Portraits by Rebecca Berman I Artsy Shark

Painter Rebecca Berman generates dreamy whimsical figures with expressive eyes. Delight in her portfolio and check out a lot more artwork on her site.

 

painted portrait by Rebecca Berman

“Fern” acrylic on board, 8″ x 8″

 

I appreciate a excellent tale. If I really do not realize someone’s behavior, I make up a backstory to fill the void. I make up tiny anecdotes in my head about persons all over my working day.

 

painted portrait by Rebecca Berman

“Wallflower, However Life” acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 24″

 

Soon after finding cut off by an aggressive driver, I’ll say to myself, “Ah, he’s almost certainly rushing household to his unwell grandmother or his cat…or possibly his grandmother’s unwell cat.” I use these stories, not only to amuse myself, but also to ignite my own compassion.

 

painted portraits by Rebecca Berman

“Same Roots, Diverse Blooms” acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 36″

 

Even if they are silly, outlandish, or just plain mistaken, these minimal imagined narratives make

Artists’ Gardens – George Van Hook

Inspiration Shut at Hand

Artists’ Gardens

George Van Hook

Iris, 30 x 24", Oil, © George Van Hook
Iris          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

   In response to our “Inspiration Close at Hand” simply call for paintings established in artists’ gardens or other personal areas, we received these five pictures from artist, George Van Hook. Even though inspiration can be located far and huge, many of us have discovered “diamonds in personal backyard”, specially all through the confinement of the pandemic. There can be great artistic positive aspects to painting a additional intimate and personal globe throughout the changes of mild and time.

The Flower Farm, 12 x 16", Oil, © George Van Hook
The Flower Farm          12 x 16″          Oil          © George Van Hook

   George wrote to us, “I typically commit a fantastic part of the summer season months portray the determine in the several beautiful flower gardens that encircle our household in Upstate New York. We’ve lived below for nearly 30 five years, and from

Kubrick Double Feature coming to the Roxie!

Spoke Art is enthusiastic to return to the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco for yet another exciting attribute movie screening function! This thirty day period we’re presenting a quite particular Kubrick double element of The Shining (DCP) and Clockwork Orange (35mm). To commemorate this distinctive function we’ve commissioned artists James Hobson and Doaly to layout two new promotional posters which we are going to be unveiling quickly. Continue to keep an eye on this blog site write-up and on our Instagram account to understand far more!

 

Screening Facts:
Friday, September 16th 2022 @ 6:40pm
Roxie Theater, San Francisco CA.
Tickets: (purchase on-line)

 

Online Launch:
Thursday, September 22nd 2022 @ 10am pst
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Movie poster for The Shining

Poster Particulars: The Shining
Artist: Doaly
Title: The Shining
Medium: 4 to five colour display print on 110# paper
Main Edition: 100 copies
Roxie Theater distinctive variant: 40 copies

Ep 123 The Most Important Skills an Artist Can Have

In today’s art podcast we are going to converse about the most vital techniques an artist can have. And you may possibly believe the most vital skills are issues that revolve about realizing how to draw and paint! But there are so numerous more abilities you have to have to do the job on if you want to be a prosperous artist. Currently being very good at what you do, is not ample.

Ep 123 The Most Important Skills an Artist Can Have



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An artist wants the capability to make decisions

The Colour Pencil Pressure Test

In my 2nd report about applying colour pencil I am focusing on stress. Understanding the tension you implement when laying down pencil is 1 of the most crucial features of doing work with this medium. In this article I will reveal how to assess and change the pressure you use to assistance you realize much better final results.


Why is force so crucial?

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When setting up out with colour pencils a ton of newcomers frequently give up quite early on. Often this is only due to the fact they are so distinctive to do the job with when compared to other a lot more classic mediums. Colour pencil is witnessed as really a sluggish medium that requires patience and perseverance. In addition they also demand a little bit of a unique approach to how you operate. Colours are blended and blended specifically on the surface area utilizing multiple levels and

Tobias Rehberger’s Thought-Provoking Works Challenge You To Experience

German artist Tobias Rehberger is a top figure in the entire world of present-day artwork. His exercise frequently incorporates a selection of disciplines, this sort of as artwork, architecture, style and design, and installation, producing it hard to pigeonhole his observe. His operate is regularly thought-provoking, hard viewers’ perspectives by utilising acquainted concepts in surprising ways. Rehberger’s operates are astonishingly visible and engaging, from art and sculpture to interactive installations that change gallery spaces, inspecting the position of functional objects within this context.

This October noticed Rehberger unveil his intriguing “Into the Maze“ labyrinth-fashion installation in collaboration with LG SIGNATURE OLED R at Frieze London 2022. A gravity-defying immersive area of disappearing visuals that audiences were able to take a look at and walk around was without a doubt an knowledge to behold.

Tobias Rehberger
Tobias Rehberger
© Tobias Rehberger

I use specific ideas and procedures from various fields and