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Detailed Wonders

Sarah Bogdal plays with positive and negative space to create gorgeous prints from linoleum blocks

Create, ArtSarah BogdalDecember 8, 2021art, print, print making, prints, blocks, carving, negative space, landscape, black and white, artist, watership down

The Artwork of Alice Stone-Collins

Artwork that looks at how we engage with our environment and what we leave behind

Create, ArtAlice Stone-CollinsFebruary 24, 2020create, art, painting, paintings, collage, environment, still life, artist, color, abandoned, home, city, neighborhood, creating, creative, dead

Emotional Transitions

Creating multi-layered paintings and installations, Christina Klein takes art to new heights

Create, ArtChristina KleinNovember 27, 2019create, art, artist, artwork, installation, sculpture, art installation, painting, paintings, painter, color, design, museum, layers, 3D, surrealism

Raincheck

Collage artist Lexicon Love shares the process behind creating her striking collections

Create, ArtLexicon LoveSeptember 30, 2019create, art, artist, collage, collages, color, juxtapose, hidden, unique, faces, analogue, bright, retro

Profile Pictures & Other Works

Artist Marlys Mandaville creates colorful paintings that make intangible and isolated moments of emotion visible

Create, ArtMarlys MandavilleJune 3, 2019create, art, painting, watercolors, portraits, social media, environment, artist, series, paintings, paint, faces, color, abstract, photos, artwork, colors

Morning Portal

Living with beautiful handmade objects can remind us to slow down and help us reconnect with nature

Create, ArtAlex CurleyMarch 20, 2019create, art, ceramics, nature, slow, sustainable, design, pottery, oasis, painting, flowers, brand, artwork, handmade, serenity, artist, reconnect

Down the Color Hole

Mixed media artist Natalie Ciccoricco uses embroidery thread and found images to weave together new narratives on paper

Create, ArtNatalie CiccoriccoDecember 12, 2018create, art, artist, mixed media, collage, embroidery, thread, photographs, Americana, West Coast, found images, old photos, black and white, film noir, vehicles, butterflies

A Philosophy of Pixels

An essay that considers what it means to break down parts of the whole, and how each individual segment matters when creating something new

Grow, SocietyRyan NegriniNovember 2, 2018grow, society, television, people, pixels, family, families, alcohol, gathering, politics, art, parts, whole, philosophy, screens, lights, artist, form

The Hand & Other Poems

Poetry by Eric P. Tuazon / Collages by Nat Girsberger

Create, WritingEric P. TuazonOctober 4, 2018create, writing, poetry, poet, poems, creative writing, artist, collages, colors, dreams, abstract, retro, bright colors, artwork, visceral

Drawing Animals

Artist and illustrator Alexander Landerman shares a collection of his stunning black-and-white animal portraits

Create, ArtAlexander LandermanSeptember 17, 2018create, art, animals, animal, drawing, illustrating, illustrator, illustration, illustrations, black and white, ink, charcoal, letterpress, nature, wildlife, wild, wolves, foxes, rabbitts, deer, wildflowers, birds, artist

The Perfect Palette

Artist and designer Laura Filas describes how she curates her life with delightful pastels and vintage threads

Grow, DesignLaura FilasApril 4, 2018grow, design, illustration, graphic design, graphic designer, design aesthetics, interior design, 1970s, vintage, style, personal style, buttons, collages, collage, drawing, artist, illustrations, illustrator, online, etsy, pinterest, sketches, pastel, home decor, fashion

Spirit Search

Combining the power of nature and creative expression together in wonderful ways to benefit the soul

Create, ArtRobert CouryMarch 29, 2018create, art, artist, photographer, photography, nature, painting, watercolors, trees, rocks, sunshine, daylight, golden hour, inspiration, wildlife, california, Sonoma, spirit, search, mushrooms, color, color palette, outdoors, flowers, collage

Damaris Riedinger Photography

An interview with German photographer Damaris Riedinger about color, portraits, and how to curate images

The Male Figure

Brenden Sanborn details why the male form is such intriguing subject matter, and why it deserves to be sensually represented in art

Create, ArtBrenden SanbornNovember 28, 2017create, art, watercolors, painting, paint, male body, LGBT, male form, torso, movements, color, lines, artist, words, homoeroticism, sensual, man, men, body, human body, male figure, gay men, gay, gay relationships, sensitive, painter, sketches, penis, ass, muscle

Watercolors & Galaxies

Photographer and artist Catherine Frisina shares her love of the night sky and explains how she's teaching herself to paint with watercolors

Create, ArtCatherine FrisinaOctober 3, 2017create, art, watercolors, painting, artist, painter, florals, flowers, stars, night sky, sky, galaxy, galaxies, hand lettering, learning, creative, paint, Instagram, Twitch, paper, palette, photography

Illustrations by Shannon Mack

Artist and illustrator Shannon Mack shares her insight and eye for colorful designs

Create, ArtShannon MackJuly 18, 2017create, art, illustration, drawing, sketches, painting, graphic design, creative, inspiration, aesthetic, color, human body, digital, pattern, imagination, pencils, artist

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