First, the top 3 art news stories that mattered this week — kept short and clear. Skip these if you’d rather jump straight to inspiration and recommendations: a much-needed approach to time by a Korean-German philosopher (inspired by Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Buddhism), two beautiful new documentaries, and a career opportunity for artists of all kinds. TOP…
This week, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby celebrates its 100th anniversary—once trashed by critics, now a timeless masterpiece. École du Louvre launches its first-ever crowdfunding campaign to support struggling students in Paris. Juilliard School announces a $550 million campaign to go tuition-free, making elite arts education more accessible. New music and more. TOP 5 ART STORIES…
Some artists rise with the sun and walk through silence, like Georgia O’Keeffe. Others, like Picasso and Zaha Hadid, barely glance at the morning, building masterpieces late into the night.From Beethoven’s ritual of counting exactly sixty coffee beans to Salvador Dalí’s micro-naps to catch ideas before they disappeared, the routines that shaped great art were anything…
Everyone gets stuck.It doesn’t mean you’re not creative. It doesn’t mean you’re out of ideas.It means you’re alive — and it means it’s time to move.Creativity isn’t magic. It’s a combination of imagination, habits, mindset, and environment. And like any living system, sometimes it jams.The good news is that creative block isn’t permanent. It’s a muscle…
This week, the art world said goodbye to a pope who treated artists as essential voices—and watched humans reclaim space from AI with pens, paint, and personality. From Vatican halls to digital protests, culture is shifting back toward what’s made by hand, seen with care, and felt for real.TOP 5 ART STORIES THIS WEEK1. The Art…
Nadia Valavani, the Greek artist behind Old Brown Shoe Stories, creates vibrant, self-sarcastic illustrations that turn everyday life into visual storytelling. Her characters, drawn with humor and heart, are often caught in simple moments — drinking coffee, daydreaming, gossiping — yet each one carries an unspoken history. Viewers are invited to pause, wonder, and imagine: What…
Your weekly art news fix - served fresh, punchy, and with just the right amount of spice. Expect the unexpected, because the art world never sits still. From controversy to pure inspiration, we've got it all covered.BIG PICTURE: Art is pushing boundaries this week: from Hong Kong’s shifting scene to Milan’s multi-sensory takeover and a global…
Your weekly art news fix - served fresh, punchy, and with just the right amount of spice. Expect the unexpected, because the art world never sits still. From controversy to pure inspiration, we've got it all covered.Week 15/2025 BIG PICTURE: Big Picture: From Sun in the Cathedral to MoominsThis week in art: we’re chasing light, literally and metaphorically. From…
Looking for drawing ideas that are easy, cute, and fun to sketch with a pencil? Welcome to the Beginners' Series of this blog! Whether you're decorating your journal, personalizing notes, or just relaxing with simple doodles, these 27 ideas (kawaii-sketches) are perfect for beginners. Every drawing is designed to be simple, beginner-friendly, and irresistibly cute — making them…
Jaime Danielle Smith is a Zimbabwean-born abstract expressionist artist now living in Stuttgart, Germany. Due to political disturbances in Zimbabwe, she immigrated to South Africa where she completed her studies with a degree in Film and Social Anthropology.Following a career in film production, she decided to make a bold transition and spent the next four years…
Steven Seinberg is a Brooklyn-born painter whose lyrical, gestural abstractions span nearly three decades of exploration into nature, perception, and the poetics of mark-making.With an BFA from Atlanta College of Art and MFA from Georgia State University, he has exhibited widely across the U.S. and Europe, including recent solo shows at Galerie Benjamin Eck (Munich), Galeria…
This Week's Art Stories, Creativity Ideas and Artist Talks April 02, 2025 Hey, it’s me, Helen, back from NYC. Entering this new month, I wanted to start this newsletter with a personal touch. Thank you for being here, for being subscribed. I truly appreciate you reading: you are the reason I show up each week, doing…
This Week in Art + Some Fuel for Your CreativityTop 5 things that happened in the art world + inspiration + creativity ideas. March 26, 2025 From lost Renaissance gems to South Asia’s big flex, art this week is about rebalancing the scales. Whether it's ancient work resurfacing, global voices rising, or collectors chasing new narratives,…
Vera Jochum is an abstract artist based in Illingen, Germany, whose paintings serve as layered reflections of her inner world. These are raw, textural, and emotionally charged.Her creative process unfolds in silence, on a large horizontal worktable where she builds each piece through an ongoing dialogue of adding, scraping, and revising. What began in 2019 as…
This Week in Art: a Visionary Lost, Klimt Painting Found March 19, 2025 Your weekly art news fix—served fresh, punchy, and with just the right amount of spice. Expect the unexpected, because the art world never sits still. From controversy to breakthroughs, we've got it all covered.The Art Pulse – Week 12/2025 BIG PICTURE: Art is (very…
Maartje Strik is a Dutch artist known for her evocative fantasy portraits, poetic still lifes, and expressive floral paintings that seamlessly blend dreamlike elements with tangible reality. Working with oil paint, pastels, and mixed media, she explores themes of human fragility, time, and connection, often merging figures with elements of nature.
Lucía Martínez Mayer (Buenos Aires, 2000) is an emerging talent in the world of comics and illustration, seamlessly blending storytelling with visual beauty. A philosophy student, comic artist, and illustrator, she studied under Mariano Díaz Prieto and the renowned Argentinian comic artist Ignacio Minaverry. In this interview with the artist, she takes us through her creative…
Elaine Smith is a passionate and deeply intuitive artist whose work is a vibrant reflection of the natural world around her. With nearly 30 years of artistic exploration, she draws inspiration from the landscapes she encounters while kayaking, hiking, or simply wandering through her neighborhood. A lifelong learner, Elaine embraces the creative process with curiosity and…
This Week's Newsletter on Art: Is the Art Market's Comeback Real? March 12, 2025 Big Picture: Hilma af Klint’s paintings might disappear into a spiritual vault, Nvidia’s CEO just saved an art school, and AI art is cashing in hard. Meanwhile, the art market is on shaky ground—booming in some areas, struggling in others. All that…
Here's a post about most beautiful and original forest painters through time: Caspar David Friedrich, Emily Carr, Gustav Klimt, Albert Bierstadt, Ramon Piaguaje, Tom Thomson, Henri Rousseau, Julie Heffernan, Hiroo Isono. Ode To Forests There’s something deeply satisfying about thinking of forests. Snow-covered pines, deep green summer canopies, the first white flowers pushing through the undergrowth…
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