Bringing a piece of art from start to finish is often a multi-layered process that may involve travel and exploration, collecting objects, photography, digital tools, and layers of substrates, techniques and other media.
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Art Discovery: Artificial vs. Emotional Intelligence
AI has officially infiltrated various aspects of our daily lives. Most of us interact with it in some capacity without even knowing it. But when it comes to art, where does AI fit in? Should it fit in? Or should art remain our connection to true handcraft––to emotional intelligence vs. artificial?
Art Discovery: Vitamin [A]rt
The creation of art has long been used as a healing mechanism, but it turns out, viewing it has superpowers too. Discover how color, texture and the subject matter impact our cognition and overall well-being.
Art Discovery: The Art of Collecting & Showcasing Your Collection
Part of the joy of collecting art is building a collection that expresses your personality and story, and often that means mixing genres and mediums. Discover how to bring it all together to make the most of your collection. Artists Becky Pashia, Matt Sievers and Ray Tigerman share their tips for building a collection.
Art Discovery: Drawing on Experience
Drawing skills are the foundation of design and have been used as a form of communication since the beginning of time. It is one of the most fundamental creative disciplines associated with observation and problem solving. Discover the importance of this technique and how artists Cathy Sheeter, Curt Mattson and Trevor Swanson have mastered it.
Art Discovery: Heavy Metal
For those who choose metal as their media, they must combine the art of design, fabrication and sheer grit to massage the rigid and cold metal into graceful works of art by cutting, grinding and assembling. Discover how Ryan Schmidt, Emily Edmunds and Parker McDonald bring together grit and creativity.
Art Discovery: Faces & Figures
Capturing the emotion and soul of the human spirit in a portrait or figurative painting is a gift. It takes both skill and intuition to convey the feelings, emotions and intricacies of the human form. Learn from some of our expert interpreters..
Art Discovery: Flower Power
Humans have a unique connection to flowers––biologically, emotionally, socially and aesthetically. They are symbols of abundance, life, affection, beauty, joy, and positivity. Their complexity––texture, color, shape, behavior––is magnetizing and creates limitless opportunities for enjoyment and exploration through art.
Art Discovery: The Long Run
The artistic journey is as diverse and there is more to the life of the artist than what we see. Long-time artists David Jackson, Graydon Foulger, Robin Branham and Kirk Randle share what it takes to make it and sustain the life of an artist, and how the Celebration of Fine Art has impacted them.
Art Discovery: Life Through the Lens
In the hands of a fine art photographer, the camera is just one of the tools that leads to exquisite works of art. Discover what inspires artists Bill Pack, Light Hunter, Jon Linton and Carolyn Thome to capture their chosen subject matter. Learn how they then interpret and process the images to capture emotion…