Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 – 1988), Neo-Expressionist Painter
In his short life, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a pop icon, cultural figure, graffiti artist, musician, and neo-expressionist painter. He was a precocious child, and by the age of four he could both read and write.
Elusive Muse: Italian Painter Amedia Modigliani (1884 to 1920)
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (July 12, 1884 - January 24, 1920) was an Italian artist of Jewish heritage, practicing both painting and sculpture, who pursued his career for the most part in France. Modigliani was born in Livorno (historically referred…
The Daily Muse: Stella Im Hultberg
Mixed Media Artist – Solo Exhibition
Spoke Art is pleased to present “Stranger”, a solo exhibition by Portland-based artist Stella Im Hultberg. Comprised of new oil paintings and loosely rendered watercolor and India ink sketches, “Stranger” is an exploration into the fragmented…
The Daily Muse: Herb Kornfeld (1915-2001)
Herb Kornfeld was an American School painter whose prolific career spanned eight decades (painting until his death in 2001) and helped forge a new style referred to by art critics as “California Modernism.” A landscape painter—who considered the…
The Daily Muse: French Photographer Eugène Atget (1857 – 1927)
Eugène Atget (February 12, 1857 – August 4, 1927) was a French photographer noted for his photographs documenting the architecture and street scenes of Paris. Born outside the French city of Bordeaux, he was orphaned at seven and raised by his…
The Daily Muse: Lily Hinrichsen, Mixed Media Artist and Teacher
Elusive Muse is pleased to introduce mixed media artist and teacher Lily Hinrichsen. To learn more about Lily, to review her workshop schedule, to see more of her work or to purchase something visit her website at: www.lilyhinrichsen.com
The Daily Muse: Hilma af Klint (1862-1944), The First Abstract Artist?
Hilma af Klint (October 26, 1862-October 21, 1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings were amongst the first abstract art. A considerable body of her abstract work predates the first purely abstract compositions by Kandinsky. She…
The Daily Muse: Susan Melrath
Painter and Teacher
I have recently been working on a large painting and had this idea that I wanted to finish with a final coat that was similar to resin but did not want to use something toxic. I started watching videos on youtube.com and found a great video by Susan…
The Daily Muse: Kim Alsbrooks Paints Historical Portraits on Trash
Kim Alsbrooks paints historical portraits and settings on trash. Although initially working out of Charleston, Kim now works and lives in Philadelphia.
The Daily Muse: Max Beckmann (1884-1950), Painter and Printmaker
Painter, printmaker. Known for probing the human condition in portraits, self-portraits, and enigmatic, allegorical tableaus. Emerged in Berlin in early 1910s working in late Impressionist manner. Joined medical corps during World War I. Served in…
Featured Muse:
Terry Garrett, Artist & Teacher
Terry Garrett is a mixed media collage artist. He is retired after 36 years of teaching art from elementary to university level. He lives in Northern Minnesota in the woods with his husband. He has a beautiful studio in his home where he teaches…
The Daily Muse: Beth Brown, Visual Artist and Experimental Musician
Beth Brown is a visual artist and experimental musician practicing in Baltimore, MD. Her body of work includes intricate ink drawings on paper and euphonic processed field recordings. The drawings and musical arrangements share a common thread of…
The Daily Muse: Photorealistic Paintings by Zaria Forman
Zaria Forman’s pristine, photorealist paintings of the ocean and remote, icy landscapes are painted by hand—quite literally using her fingertips to render marks in paint and chalk, rather than brushes. Traveling to far-flung corners of the globe…
The Daily Muse: Sol Lewitt (1928-2007) Minimalist Artist
Sol LeWitt earned a place in the history of art for his leading role in the Conceptual movement. His belief in the artist as a generator of ideas was instrumental in the transition from the modern to the postmodern era. Conceptual art, expounded by…
The Daily Muse: Norbert Marszalek,
Artist and Author
Norbert Marszalek is an artist, author, and co-founder of Neoteric Art, an online art magazine. He was born in Chicago and received a Bachelor of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University and has also studied at the American Academy of Art and The…