Source Design You Trust  Joy, a California-based artist, is known for her vibrant animal art. A mother of two and former lawyer, she achieved her dream of becoming a professional artist in her early 40s, drawing inspiration from the chaotic charm of cats. Joy’s self-taught journey began with pet portraits, and her mission is to…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Camilla Engström’s paintings feel like a return—a quiet surrender to the rhythms of nature. Her dreamlike landscapes do not merely depict the land; they embody its movement, its warmth, its breathing stillness. Like Mary Oliver’s poetry, Engström’s work suggests a deep attunement to nature, where color, light,…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  With so much action going on in LA this week and weekiend, there is a solo exhibition of new paintings by Canyon Castator called Cannon Fodder, openings as an off-site installation presented during Frieze Week Los Angeles, in collaboration with Diane Rosenstein Gallery.

Source Colossal   After he graduated from art school, Chris Millar (previously) worked in a toy store for seven years. “The shop, now defunct, was called Livingstone and Cavell Extraordinary Toys in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,” he tells Colossal. The store carried classics like tin wind-ups, electric trains, dolls, miniature soldiers, and teddy bears. Millar’s latest extravagantly detailed work…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Public Gallery is pleased to present HangTime, a solo exhibition of new works by Taylor Simmons, and the artist’s second presentation with the gallery. Across two floors of the gallery’s new expanded space, Simmons’ tightly framed and heavily layered compositions shift from referencing sourced imagery, often found…

Source Design You Trust  1st Place: “Detailed Gnat Ogre” by Benjamin Salb (USA) The 2024 Royal Entomological Society Photography Contest unveiled the enchanting beauty of insects through amateur photographers’ eyes. Winning photos celebrate macro photography’s artistry, capturing stunning details of dragonflies and butterflies. More: Royal Entomological Society, Instagram 2nd Place: “Aphid Mummy with Braconid Wasp…

Source Colossal   In Édouard Manet’s painting “The Execution of Emperor Maximilian” — actually a series of works completed between 1867 and 1869 — a firing squad dramatically executes the Hapsburg royal and two generals. Maximilian became Emperor of Mexico at the urging of Napoleon III, following the second French intervention in the country between 1861…

Source Artsy Shark  Enjoy the visionary portfolio of photographer Kim Francisco, inspired by different forms of artistic expression. The post Featured Artist Kim Francisco appeared first on Artsy Shark.