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Art and Science Come Together
Not every day one meets a medical illustrator, and most of us have no idea what the profession is or the depth of knowledge it entails....


The Extension of Sensations
“The basic unit for contemporary art is not the idea, but the analysis of and extension of sensations.” Susan Sontag. Artist Cyn Silva's...


Impressions of the Day
In 1874, Impressionism emerged in France, a movement inspired by a desire to capture the "impressions" of everyday life with an...


On the Road to Discovery
It all began in 1841 when an American artist developed a process of putting his paints into metal tubes. Until then, artists mixed their...


Art for the Animals
“It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.” Mother Teresa. In the creative life of Tucson artist Diana Madaras,...


Moments in Time
American Impressionism, an adaptation of French Impressionism, took root in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. The style is...


Seeing the Light in Shadow
The art of painting light and shadows finding patterns, and documenting the textures of the natural world is known as Plein-Air painting....


The Hidden Secret of Color
The American Naturalist, John Muir, wrote in The Yosemite, “Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play, and to pray where...
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