Magical Paintings
by Miriam Schulman

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Long before Harry Potter, there were snowy owls in myths and legends. Many cultures tell stories and believed they could help people discover truths because they could see in the dark. In addition, snowy owls were considered a sign...

Must Visit Places in the Art and Fashion Capital of the World
by @lindsayLeBoyer, guest blogger

Paris has some of the best art exhibits and fashion hot spots the world has to offer. Make sure you don't miss these five incredible places!

La Renaissance Pâtisserie Française in Scarsdale, 8x10" Watercolor by Miriam Schulman

 1) The Louvre Museum

Entrance to the Lourve is designed by architect I.M Pei

This...

A painted grasshopper has landed on a lime green and bright orange checkered picnic blanket. This modern abstract wall art pairs bright green, yellow, and black with orange and depicts a bold graphic image of a colorful insect.

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Ant is crawling along a red and blue checkered picnic blanket. Gorgeous affects are obtained...

by guest blogger Lindsay LeBoyer

Loose the dirty old smock! These artistic wardrobe staples will have you looking chic both in the studio and out.

Anthropologie, $78

1) Color Construction Tee from Anthropologie
This graphic tee shirt is the artists best friend. The A-line silhouette is flattering while spandex material provides comfort. The primary colors are easy to mix n...

Interview with Interior Decorator Young Huh
by artist Miriam Schulman

Room by Young Huh Interiors, Photo John Hall

Here is the desk in my artist studio. The desk is nestled lengthwise in front of a window that overlooks my garden. The chair cushion is from Anthropologie and the desk is from Pottery Barn. Although the desk is long, I still added a tray table to the end for additional supplies I want to keep handy but off of my desk. In between the...

MET's 82nd street entrance(photo LeBoyer)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is currently showing an exhibition called Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. The exhibit shows the designs of Alexander McQueen from his graduate collection at Central St. Martins College of Art to the final collection at his...

Butterfly Goddess, 20x20"

The creativity in my studio is exploding right now. I have a million and one inspirations for creating art and never enough time to create everything in my head. After reading a post on the Metropolitan Museum's website Bugs | Connections by educator Edie Watts I was inspired to create some insect art of my own. The most inspiring...

Here are my best selling art that men buy for themselves and women buy for their husbands as presents for birthdays, father's day, and anniversaries. Although I am sure that men buy all kinds of art from other artists, these are the art that I have found they love to buy from me!

1. Landscapes, Landscapes, Landscapes. This week I sold three paintings for father's day---all landscapes. A husband's...

Today I thought I'd share some of my secrets of watercolor painting and give you a tour of my watercolor palette. I use a John Pike plastic palette that I bought 20 years ago and I am still using the same one with many of the same colors placed in the original arrangement. I have my warm earth tones on the left my reds and pinks across the tops and my cool colors to the right. The palette has a...

African Art, Modern Abstract Contemporary Artworks

Kitchen God, 24x24" ORIGINAL painting on gallery wrapped canvas

Using African tribal masks on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in their Oceania Arts wing, I created these super modern and abstract canvas paintings. Each one is a spirit that has magically been conjured up with thick paint and brought to life on gallery wrapped canvas. Since...

I never seem to be able to keep up with all the great art shows and events going on in New York City. If you are planning a visit soon, here are some absolutely not miss art shows going on right now. Anyone interesting in an art date?

1) Picasso and Marie-Thérèse; L’amour foufrom April 14 - July 15, 2011 The very successful art gallery, Gagosian Gallery, is also well known for putting together...