Art

Hope, Change, Vote, Progress

The message is clear, succinct, and vitally relevant right now! Shepard Fairey created the 2008 campaign posters for Illinois Senator Barack H. Obama’s run for… Read More »Hope, Change, Vote, Progress

Jewelry is Art

Jewelry design is art and science. Jewelry making encompasses all five elements of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). Several iconic artists, including Picasso,… Read More »Jewelry is Art

Art from Other Cultures

Instead of looking at art as a linear, one dimensional timeline, think of art history as a web. Although cave paintings were the starting point,… Read More »Art from Other Cultures

Dr. Venetta Whitaker

Each of us is responsible for other people’s children — street children in Chechnya, starving babies in Rwanda, refugee infants in Bosnia, gangs in the… Read More »Dr. Venetta Whitaker

Introduction to Richard Mayhew

This piece by the famed Professor Richard Mayhew could easily be an abstract interpretation of Red Rock Canyon or Valley of Fire. Professor Mayhew said,… Read More »Introduction to Richard Mayhew

TAFA

Peaceful Protestors on the left meld into a chaotic mass on the right. The energy of the painting shifts from peace to swirling mass of… Read More »TAFA

Marcus Jansen

In 2003 Mr. Jansen was commissioned by Ford Motor Company to create works celebrating the company’s 100th Anniversary. The works were featured in an exhibit… Read More »Marcus Jansen

Romare Bearden

Romare Howard Bearden (1911-1988) is known for creating colorful collages. His works include paintings, prints, and photographs. Mr. Bearden was part of the Harlem Renaissance.… Read More »Romare Bearden