Love and Romance in the Empire State: Valentine's Day in New York City
Central Park strolls, candlelit West Village dinners, and rooftop cocktails: a lighthearted tour of Valentine's Day romance in New York City.
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Mila Brushwood
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Mila brings stories to life through her distinctive illustration style, combining traditional techniques with contemporary sensibilities.
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36 Articles by Mila Brushwood
A New Year, A New Beginning: Setting Intentions for the Year Ahead
Ring in January with a gentler kind of resolution: reflect on the past year, dream big, set SMART goals, and stay flexible along the way.
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Giving Thanks in the Big Apple: New York's Thanksgiving Traditions
From the Macy's Parade balloons to Turkey Trot madness and soup-kitchen volunteering, a tour of New York's own Thanksgiving traditions.
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The Magic of Halloween in Sleepy Hollow: Exploring New York's Spooky History
The Headless Horseman still rides through Sleepy Hollow every Halloween. Here's a look at the legend, its historic haunts, and spooky tours.
Artist Galleries
People Sitting Alone
A series of sketches drawn in the cafes and restaurants around town, each one capturing a stranger sitting alone in a quiet, unguarded moment.
Artist Galleries
The Role of Art in Social Justice and Activism
How protest posters, political imagery, and the stories of marginalized communities turn art into a tool for social justice and change.
Art Trends
Poem: The Power of Dark Feminine Art
A short poem on dark feminine art, a style that reclaims the goddess and the shadows alike as a force too bold and luminous to be dimmed.
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Experiments in Writing - Sarah
Meet Sarah: a farm-raised dreamer turned bestselling travel writer, the first character sketched out for a novel currently in progress.
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How to Paint with Crayons
Crayons aren't just for kids: a step-by-step guide to blending wax crayons with watercolor for surprisingly rich, colorful paintings.
Art Technique
A Poem About Art
Art as a canvas of emotion, a masterpiece born from the soul: a short poem celebrating creativity as a way to express, connect, and be bold.
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No I Won't
A defiant, sweater-clad portrait pairs with a moody spoken-word poem, a mother's rumor answered with one stubborn, repeated refusal.
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The World Above
Inspired by Robert Frost and Edgar Allan Poe, a short poem on frost, dawn, and the world above, paired with a quiet forest painting.
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Yeah, We Can Make It
A Renoir-inspired portrait meets a hopeful, song-like poem about staying strong and believing in each other when the world calls it foolish.
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Three Poems About War
Marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy, three poems reckon with war's bitter sadness, senseless carnage, and lasting futility.
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The Perils of Censorship
A pointed poem against censorship, mourning the clampdown on free expression and the narrow-minded authority that keeps tightening its grip.
Paintings
Alone On the Ice
A lone polar bear stands on drifting sea ice in this painting, set alongside a surreal poem of fleeting warmth, longing, and quiet memory.
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Heaven at Sunset
A silhouette painting of a woman practicing yoga against a glowing sunset, paired with a dreamlike poem of stars and quiet devotion.
Paintings
Alone in the Bedroom I Wait in Silence
An oil painting of a figure sitting alone on a bed, seen from behind, paired with a dreamlike poem of light, roses, and quiet longing.
Paintings
Bored in Bed
A chalk pastel photo painting of a woman reclining in deep, resonating blue, paired with a playful list of invented color names and moods.
Paintings
Better Screenshots
Tired of ugly screenshots cluttering your slide decks? A roundup of tips and tutorials for capturing, cropping, and polishing cleaner ones.
Art Technique
Bath of Roses
A watercolor of a woman resting in a bath of rose petals, shared alongside notes on Art Inc and building a career as an illustrator.
Paintings
Watercolor by the Window
Sitting at the window as the day winds down, this watercolor is shared alongside notes on building a real, sustainable career as an illustrator.
Paintings
Tipped Hat in Watercolor
A simple watercolor study of a hat tipped low over one eye, painted quickly in a handful of soft, confident washes of color and shadow.
Paintings
Yoga Stretch in Oil
A single yoga stretch rendered in oil on canvas, the pose held quiet and still while warm, loose brushwork traces the balance of the body.
Paintings
Sunny Day of Yoga
A relaxed, sun-drenched yoga pose captured on a bright Los Angeles afternoon, softened here with a painterly photo-painting treatment.
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Smiles in the Tub
A stock photo of a child's giggly bath-time splash, reworked with an oil-painting filter into something warmer and more like a storybook.
Paintings
Making a Cartoon Girl - Video Art Technique
This tutorial walks through drawing a cartoon girl in Corel Draw, the female counterpart to an earlier vector tutorial on a cartoon boy.
Art Technique
Nail Art/Marble Technique
Two video tutorials in one: applying the marble technique in nail art, followed by a look at achieving a soft watercolor effect on nails.
Art Technique
Art Of Rap Featuring Immortal Technique and Ice-T
A video look at the art of rap, featuring performances and craft from Immortal Technique and Ice-T shared here for fellow hip-hop fans.
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Hyperrealistic Art from Marcello Barenghi
Italian artist Marcello Barenghi draws astonishingly hyperrealistic images with pencils, markers, and an airbrush, no Photoshop involved.
Art Technique
Creating Organic Backgrounds with Saran Wrap
Wet paint and ordinary plastic wrap combine in this quick video technique for texturing organic, mottled backgrounds behind your paintings and illustrations.
Art Technique
Trick Crocodile
A clever anamorphic illusion of a crocodile, drawn in pencil and marker, with the trick only revealed once the video reaches its final frame.
Art Technique
Art of World War II Posters
Prompted by a video game with a WWII theme, a gallery of favorite wartime propaganda posters from the era, plus a short video collection of more.
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How can you stay motivated and inspired?
After an exhausting week, some hard-earned advice for artists: dream big, be patient, talk to other artists, and cut out distractions.
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The Art of Yoga
The human body as its own art form: a small gallery of yoga poses celebrating the grace, strength, and beauty of the figure in motion.
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Art of Harry Potter
A look back at the American Harry Potter covers painted by Mary GrandPre, plus the same hand-painted style found throughout the Pottermore game.
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