Tag: art inspiration
Patricia Frederick makes a mark on canvas and then waits to see what it wants to become. In this interview, the retired art educator talks about her process-based approach to painting, the difficulty of trusting gut feeling over years of design training, and how her work has turned into a way of investigating consciousness. She discusses what happens when paintings show her thoughts before she recognizes them, why she stays away from anything resembling a horizon line, and what she means when she says her work is supposed to act as…
Mandi's studio isn't what you'd picture when you think of an artist's workspace. Walk through the door and you're hit with mess. Real mess. Papers piled on papers, images cut partway through, notes written in whatever state of mind she was in at the time. In this studio visit, the multidisciplinary artist explains why her space looks the way it does and what all that disorder actually makes possible. She talks about how thoughts move from her journals onto canvas without getting squeezed into a plan, why she works on several…
In this interview, Lebanese visual artist Rania El Osta speaks about moving from Medical Sciences to painting, the influence of family memory, and why birds and old houses continue to appear in her work. She shares how observation, color, and lived experience shape her process, and what it means to carry images of Lebanon beyond its borders.
In this studio visit, we step into the working world of a Brazilian clinical psychologist and visual artist Bruna Gazzi Costa who paints between therapy sessions and long, quiet weekends. She shares how listening shapes her practice, why acrylic paint fits her routine, and how working inside a shared art space during the pandemic helped her stay steady. From early morning light to unfinished canvases waiting on the walls, this conversation offers a look at a studio shaped by time, care, and daily life.
Landscape And Places The Women in Arts Network is pleased to share an early look at the submissions arriving for our upcoming International Virtual Exhibition, Landscape and Places. Artists from across regions, cultures, and creative disciplines have begun responding to the open call, each bringing a personal interpretation of place shaped by experience, memory, and observation. The works received so far reveal how deeply landscape influences artistic expression. Some submissions focus on expansive natural environments, while others explore small, often overlooked spaces that carry emotional weight. Together, they form a visual…
In this interview, Sokhna Mariama talks about migration, nature, and working across different mediums. She shares how her life between Dakar and Italy shaped her way of seeing, how ideas guide her process, and how her projects invite people to take part rather than only observe.
This week we spoke with Jessica, an author and illustrator who works wherever she can find a little quiet. She talks with us about how she builds her stories, the coffee that follows her from one workspace to another, and the way natural light helps her settle into her ideas. Our conversation moves through her daily routine, the books she loves, and the small habits that guide her creative work.
Pencil drawing asks for patience, focus, and a steady hand. In this feature, we look closely at five contemporary pencil artists who use graphite and coloured pencil to create work that rewards slow looking. From quiet portrait studies to carefully observed figures and animals, these artists show how much can be achieved with restraint, discipline, and long-term dedication to a single medium.
In this interview, Elodie Martin talks about how her childhood in Arles, her time exploring visual arts and her return to hand embroidery all come together in the pieces she creates today. She explains how she chooses her materials, how she moves between Lunéville crochet and needle work, and how works like Splinters of rose form a space where memory, care and the pace of nature meet. Her insights offer a close look at the thoughtful, steady way she builds stories through thread.
According to GSMA’s 2024 report on mobile internet connectivity, around 53 % of the global population , roughly 4.3 billion people , now use smartphones. That statistic does more than point to convenience; it highlights possibility. For art lovers, it means access to galleries, inspiration, and creative tools is no longer limited by location, time, or budget. A smartphone can quietly become a bridge between curiosity and creativity. With that kind of access in your hands, the right art apps can transform small pockets of time into meaningful interactions. Whether it is discovering…