Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist and painter Zshu-Zshu Mark presents a portfolio that ranges from luminous watercolors to bold abstraction. The post Featured Artist Zshu-Zshu Mark appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   While the Dutch city of The Hague may be best known for the judicial arm of the United Nations, there’s a lot more to it than global peace and justice organizations. It’s home to some of Europe’s most esteemed art museums, such as the Mauritshuis, where you can visit Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with…

Source Colossal   “Color, for me, is a heightened reality,” says J Carino. Through palettes rooted in a dynamic dance between earth and jewel tones, the artist renders lush scenes in which nude figures commune with nature. A sturdy back buttresses a fallen tree, chests and limbs peek through a summer meadow, and a muscular grip…

Source Colossal   Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the earth, and yet there is so much we have yet to understand about these vast and biodiverse expanses. Even though we’ve recorded tens of thousands of marine creatures over the decades and scientists are discovering new species all the time, we’ve really only scratched the…

Source Artsy Shark  Are you relying on one way to make money from your art? If so, your business is more fragile than you may realize. The post Create Multiple Income Streams as an Artist appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Design You Trust  Erik Ly is a California-based digital illustrator who describes himself as “an extraverted introvert from Cali” and says he draws pictures with his arms. His work is rooted in fantasy, gaming, comics, and creature design, with a strong stream of samurai, knight, dragon, and Bloodborne-inspired imagery. What stands out is the…

Source Design You Trust  Alexei Mikulin is a Russian sculptural artist whose work is built from plasticine, cardboard, and miniature diorama-like compositions. His pieces often depict everyday Moscow scenes—streets, shops, galleries, and small urban moments—rendered as hand-built objects with a strong sense of narrative. Mikulin’s work feels like a model of remembered city life, where…

Source Design You Trust  Keigo Murakami is a Japanese figure painter and miniature artist from Aichi whose work combines painting, sculpting, and photographing miniatures. His practice moves across anime-inspired characters, fantasy, sci-fi, military motifs, and creature forms, all rendered with a highly controlled painterly finish. Murakami’s work feels like a treasure chest of characters: female…