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The start of a new year carries possibility. Artist of the Month invites women artists to step forward, share their work, and begin the year by trusting their creative voice.
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…
Watercolour has a gentle way of slowing us down. It asks us to look a little closer and let small moments guide the brush. In this article, we meet five women who each have their own relationship with the medium—whether they’re sketching gardens, carrying paint on the road, teaching beginners, or building a lifelong practice. Their styles differ, but they’re all connected by the simple act of noticing the world and returning to the page with care.
If you’ve ever walked into a room and felt like the walls themselves were alive, you’ve experienced a little bit of what Rothko aimed for. Born in 1903 in Dvinsk (now Daugavpils, Latvia), Rothko emigrated to the United States as a child and later became one of the seminal figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement. What made his work stand out was his belief that colour alone, large fields of it, softly edged and hovering on the canvas, could evoke deep human emotion: tragedy, ecstasy, even the sense of the sublime.Rather…
In this studio visit, Carola welcomes us into her bright upstairs space in Frankfurt am Main. She talks about how she creates her paintings, the role music plays in her process, and the comfort she finds in the rhythm of her work. Surrounded by light, color, and the quiet presence of her cat Max, Carola shares how her studio has become a place where movement and stillness meet.
We’re thrilled to present Lauryna Rakauskaitė as our Artist of the Month for September. After years in management, Lauryna courageously returned to her first love painting creating works that radiate joy, intuition, and light. Her story is a reminder that it’s never too late to return to what truly inspires us.