NPR Topics: Visual Arts

Poking Fun At The 'Stuff White People Like'
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:12:00 -0400
In a new book based on his popular blog, Christian Lander tracks the trends and tendencies of white people, from fair-trade organic coffee to vintage T-shirts.
Artist Gives Old Saints New Faces
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:12:00 -0400
There are exactly 103 roads named after Catholic saints in Los Angeles. J. Michael Walker has spent eight years exploring these roads and avenues, researching their namesake saints and finding connections with the people who inhabit them.
PBS Launches An ABCs Offensive With New Shows
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:22:00 -0400
Television is no longer considered the enemy of education. In the past couple of years, PBS has made a big push to develop shows that help kids prepare to read — but are the kids watching?
At Beijing Olympics, Photographers Shine
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:31:00 -0400
Olympic photographers rely on talent, technology and strategic positioning to capture images that become signature moments of the games. Making those pictures happen in a fast-moving track event is a special challenge.
Waterboarding At Coney Island: The Thrill That Chills
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:01:00 -0400
It might not be surprising that waterboarding, the controversial interrogation technique that simulates drowning, would become the subject of satire. But it was shocking to many when artist Steve Powers created an attraction called the Waterboard Thrill Ride.
Finding Beijing's Not-So-Hidden Art Treasure
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
A few years ago a handful of renegade artists staked their claim just outside Beijing, away from the eye of the authorities. Now 798, as the area is called, is a bustling arts zone supported by the Chinese government.

 

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Barbier,Wilfrid - A selection of landscapes, urban scenes, nudes, and celebrity portraits created with colored pencil.

Botnick, Brigitte M. - Colored pencil art, ranging from animal portraits to Native American themes and fantasy.
Meta Description: [ Colored Pencil Art; some paintings in other media as well. Fauna Art -- FAUNA meaning the Animal Kingdom -- specializes in works portraying animals, from pet portraits to wildlife, as well as paintings depicting Native American subjects. Some of these images are available as t-shirt transfers, ... ]

Bruce, Judith - Whimsical images that are the result of combining the artist's favorite creatures of the natural world with everyday utilitarian objects.
Meta Description: [ Paintings by contemporary artist Judith Bruce. Drawings and illustration in colored pencil and ink. ]

Cardinal, Karen - A showcase of original colored pencil portrait and fantasy artwork.
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Carroll, Robyn - Gallery of colored pencil drawings from an Australian artist.
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404 Clarkson, Lynn Mendel, Gary, and Tiffany - Colored pencil drawings and some artworks in other media by the Oregon Clarkson family, including thirteen-year-old Tiffany.
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Cowan, Rick - An exhibition of drawings in a variety of media that include portraits, still life, and Native American themes.
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Dianova, Lana - The abstract drawings of this Canadian artist are inspired by Villa-Lobos music.
Meta Description: [ Abstract and Spiritual Drawings ]

Ferreira, Kendra - Colored pencil artist, also works in pastels and watercolor. Realistic artwork, ranging from landscapes, seascapes, still lifes to portraits and pet portraits. Teaches colored pencil and watercolor classes.
Meta Description: [ Colored pencil artist, also works in pastels and watercolor. Realistic artwork, ranging from landscapes, seascapes, still lifes to portraits and pet portraits. Teaches colored pencil and watercolor classes. ]

Finkelstein Goodman, Jeanne - This site presents the artist's color pencil drawings.
Meta Description: [ Jeanne Finkelstein Goodman's color pencil drawings reflect the interplay of light and shadow, warm and cool, positive and negative. ]

Herbert, Marv - Drawings dedicated to the time period between 1930's and 1960's.
Meta Description: [ Nostalgic days of the 1930's to the 1960's. Paintings by Marv Herbert that Illustrate places and things that are long gone. A website that remembers. ]

Kripgans, Peter - Portfolio of works that could be described as realism with an impressionistic approach.
Meta Description: [ Peter Kripgans, Fine Art Colored Pencil Drawings, Fine Art Colored Pencil Artist ]

Laurnen, Chris - Colorful fantasy work with a dreamlike quality created with colored pencil. The artist also displays his ceramic pieces, provides a profile and a list of exhibitions where his work is displayed.

Martinez, Lupe - Colored pencil drawings in shades of blue.
Meta Description: [ Web published original art. Colored pencil drawings in beautiful blues by Lupe Martinez. Sponsored by Web-a-dex Internet Services. ]

Perfect Pencils - Drawings that portray the variety of ways people make a living as street artists on London streets.

Sarabasha, Susan - Colored pencil paintings of the watery unspoiled world of our protected areas.

Sheeter, Cathrine - Displays the work of an artist who specializes in commission pet portraits in graphite, color pencil and scratchboard. Includes biography and tutorials.
Meta Description: [ Quality animal art and pencil pet portraits by Cathrine Sheeter. ]

Tooley, Richard - Examples of detailed, realistic subject matter produced with colored pencil.
Meta Description: [ Colored pencil the dominate medium used to render common yet unusual still life subjects meticulously executed with realism that approaches surrealism ]

500 Varma, Jay - Indian artist displays photography and realistic works in colored pencil.

Virtanen, Jyrki - Collection of colored pencil and calligraphy works. Subjects include realistic birds and flowers.
Meta Description: [ Collection of my coloured pencil and calligraphy works. ]

Walker, J. Michael - This site features an array of recent artworks by a Los Angeles-based, creator of the project All the Saints of the City of the Angels.
Meta Description: [ Artworks by J Michael Walker ]