With movement, mystery, and appetite for life, the work of painter Ann Pickett intertwines the figure with its environment in "The Exuberance of Life" in the gallery now through April 7.

March 22, 2018

Pay a Visit to this Abstract Villa

Artist Interviews

“I love to problem-solve which is fun in abstract art because it is easy to create unpredictable situations.”

September 29, 2017

Elaine Qiu: Painting as Calligraphy

Artist Interviews

"I believe every mark should have its own intention, and the way a mark is made is equally important as the final image."

January 27, 2017

Andrea Cybyk: What’s On the Surface

Artist Interviews

“From a few feet away, you can barely see the words, much in the same way that we’re all ‘fine’ on the surface even if, underneath, we’re not.”

April 1, 2016

Art of the Air: Fritz DesRoches on the Airbrush

Artist Interviews

I love the airbrush better than the brush because of the smooth transition of the paint to the canvas.

August 23, 2015

Karen Kozojet Ching on Pathway to Heiau

Artist Interviews

“I created a body of work as a tribute to my ‘ohana’s Hawaiian heritage. ‘Ohana means family.”

May 28, 2015

Painter Lisa Neher on Fair Valley

Artist Interviews

“All my best paintings are second, third, or even more images painted over an original that didn't quite make it.”

October 2, 2014

Suzanne Vigil on Combining Colored Pencil & Acrylic

Artist Interviews

“Ever worked twenty hours on a single button?”

July 21, 2014

Sally Davies on British Museum

Artist Interviews

“I love long shadows in the morning and evening … and that warm glowing light that is so transient.”

March 10, 2014

From Our Abstract Painting Students: “Emerge”

Art Classes

Students in Marsha Staiger's class Emerge: Advanced Acrylic/Mixed Media explored mediums and gels this Winter.

January 13, 2014

Q&A with Award Winner Constance Slack

Artist Interviews

"Adagios produce a different painting from Spanish Flamenco."

December 6, 2013

Hey Beginners! Take a Crash Course in Painting

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One of the most common questions we get at The Art League School is where beginners should start.

October 17, 2012

Free Liquitex Demo on Monday, Oct. 22!

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March 27, 2012

Q&A with Award Winner Ahmed Alkarkhi

Artist Interviews

February 1, 2012

Playing with Paint

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A Room of Her Own: Ann Pickett’s “The Exuberance of Life” intertwines figure and environment