With Frank Sinatra playing softly and a view of the Empire state building out the windows of his art studio, Brian Rutenberg keeps his focus on the canvas. He locks the door, sets up for the day, and ...

Mary Heilmann, “Negative Space One” (2014), acrylic on handmade paper, 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in; “Negative Space Two” (2014), acrylic on handmade paper,12 x 15 in (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic ...

Size: 18 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (47.6 x 40.3 cm.)Image Size: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (28.6 x 21 cm.) ...

Nobody believes in the simple narrative arc of Modern Art anymore; even so, Painting in Italy 1910s-1950s: Futurism, Abstraction, Concrete Art at Sperone Westwater is an instructive glimpse into the ...

Some artists — young and old alike — just don’t like realistic drawing. The task of portraying something exactly as it appears in real life can be daunting, and many find the process frustrating. For ...

Phyllis Thornton had just retired after a long career in graphic design when a friend asked if she wanted to take a painting class with her. It had been years since the Shoreline artist felt the ...

Art museums in Los Angeles currently overflow with first-rate exhibitions. An unusually strong array of well-organized solo and thematic shows covering a variety of art has made the first months of ...