Nerd Writer: The Most Disturbing Painting

Saturn Devouring His Son, by Francisco Goya I have been a huge fan of the amazing work of the vlogger Nerd Writer (Evan Puschak) for quite a while. His episode on Francisco Goya's Saturn Saturn Devouring His Son has to...

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Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

A few years ago the Seattle Art Museum put on an amazing exhibition "Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum." It was an amazing collection of powerful works. The brilliant, bloody, and realistic depictions of the human...

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Bob Ross Remixed | Happy Little Clouds | PBS Digital Studios

I know Bob Ross or auto tuned videos may not be everyone's cup of tea, but this just makes me smile. I sure miss seeing Bob on PBS on Sunday Mornings!

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How They Did It (Spray Paint Art Edition)

This week's installment of How They Did It will focus on artist who create paintings using spray paint and a few other objects, including newspaper, sticks, plates and their hands. It's a pretty cool example of how adding layers...

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How They Did It

For some inspiration and relaxation on a Friday, I thought I'd share some beautiful videos that show the behind the scenes process in some design and art projects. Note these are more artful than hands-on videos, so sit back...

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Preschool Prehistoric Art!

This is amazing! Evidence of children's art from 13,000 years ago! Children are artists and have always been artists, creativity and creating art is as much an instinct for humans as breathing. More information on this discovery. Some other good...

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