To celebrate and promote artists, the arts, and provide a resource dedicated to nurturing the creative spirit through news, information and educational resources.
The Purpose of Arts Illustrated is to maintain an online website that will provide access to artists, their work and their stories from around the world, and additionally developing a growing body of visual content, news, history, commentary, useful facts and resources that are of value to people working in the arts, interested in the arts, and just curious about the arts.
Cover Photos Left to right – Hélène Stevens • Omoba Gbolahan Ayoola • Mina Radovic
Learn More About UsArt, // July 5, 2015
Interview with artist Tom Block — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I am Tom Block, a visual artist, author and playwright whose work is collected under something I call “Prophetic Activist Art.” This is a model of using art as a means for […]
Art, // July 5, 2015
Interview with artist Albin Talik — 1. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Albin Talik. I was born in 1980 in Poland. I live and work in Cracow. For years, the main area of my work was the music. I played rock music and […]
Writing, // July 4, 2015
Interview with writer Cas Peace — 1. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Cas Peace, I’m from the UK, and I’m a fantasy and non-fiction author as well as a freelance editor/proofreader. I write and sing folk songs, and I’m also a qualified teacher […]
Art, // June 26, 2015
Entrevista al artista José Luis Briseño, integrante de Lewinson Art — Junio 2015 1. ¿Cómo te iniciaste en el arte? Cuando llegué a Cuernavaca no conocía a nadie. Así que para ocuparme después de trabajar compre lienzos y pinturas. Luego ya no lo pude dejar. La pintura resultó ser […]
Art, // June 16, 2015
An interview with artist Siona Benjamin — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I am Siona Benjamin, a painter originally from Bombay, now living in the US. My work reflects my background of being brought up Jewish in a predominantly Hindu and Muslim […]
Writing, // June 7, 2015
Interview with writer Joe Bonadonna — 1. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Joe Bonadonna, and I live in Chicago, IL. I’m retired from the 9 to 5 grind, and now I write, edit, promote, network, etc. I played in scores of local rock […]
Art, // June 7, 2015
Interview with artist Edmundo Cavalcanti — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I am Edmundo Cavalcanti , I am a Brazilian artist who has found out colours, forms and the world’s beauty, after retirement as a business administrator. 2. Why art? To my mind art is […]
Writing, // May 31, 2015
Interview with the writer Andrew Weston — 1.Who are you and what do you do? My name is Andrew Weston and I am a Royal Marine and Police veteran from the UK who now lives on the beautiful Greek island of Kos with my wife, Annette, and our […]
Art, // May 30, 2015
Entrevista al artista Primo Vega — Uno de los integrantes de Lewinson Art, es el reconocido artista Primo Vega, a quien le hicimos la siguiente entrevista. 1. ¿Cómo te iniciaste en el arte? El estudio de la Arquitectura y paralelamente la Música me dieron la llave para iniciarme en […]
Art, // May 13, 2015
Artist Lindsey Cowley in her own words — I am Lindsey Cowley, and my graphics company is Jupiter Falling. I have a hard time labeling myself. Honestly, most days I feel like an actor portraying different roles. I always knew I wanted to be an artist, but I […]
Art, // May 13, 2015
Interview with artist Josh Hunter — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Josh Hunter, a collector, traveler, color pusher, wanna be snake charmer, artist, friend, & husband to my beautiful muse. 2. Why art? As a child, I loved the iridescent colors of […]
Art, // May 12, 2015
Interview with artist Todd Lachance — 1. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Todd Lachance. I am a representational painter based out of Calgary Alberta, Canada. I work in oils. I plein air paint and work out of my studio. I paint portraits, figures, […]
Writing, // May 9, 2015
Interview with writer Lisa Vandiver — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I am Lisa Vandiver. I am an Author. I have written 2 romance stories- “Where She Belongs Book One,” “Where She Belongs BookTwo,” and “Josie’s Thorn.” I have also written one Fantasy/Paranormal story, “Mystic Mist” […]
Art, // May 6, 2015
Interview with artist Fernando Naviskas — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I am Fernando Naviskas, born in 1961. I am Brazilian artist painter. 2. Why art? Because it’s part of me like my legs or the air I breath. Because is inevitable. 3. What is […]
Art, // May 6, 2015
Interview with artist Paul McCloskey — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I am Paul McCloskey, a painter from Ireland and a graduate from the National College of Art in Dublin; I also attended De Montfort University in the UK and was awarded Masters in Fine […]
Art, // April 30, 2015
Artist Val van der Poel, in her own words — I am Val van der Poel and I am a mutli-media artist. I am also a wife, a mother and a grandmother, but since 1997 my passion has been painting. I have studied with a number of local artists as […]
Art, // April 30, 2015
Interview with artist Jodie Woodcock — 1. Who are you and what do you do? Hello my name is Jodie Woodcock, but you can call me Jo. I am a mother of five children and grandmother to three grandchildren. I love to draw and my kids love to join in […]
Art, // April 30, 2015
Entrevista con el artista José Senties — 1. ¿Quién eres y qué haces? Mi nombre es José Senties, soy un Artista Plástico dedicado a la Pintura. 2. ¿Por qué el arte? El Arte es mi más grande y profunda vocación. Es un llamado que elige a ciertas personas; su […]
Writing, // April 28, 2015
Interview with writer Alex Beecroft — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Alex Beecroft, and I write Queer fiction. I like to say that if you made a Venn diagram of genres, containing fantasy, historical, mystery and queer romance, my writing occupies the space in the […]
Art, // April 28, 2015
Interview with the artist Graehound — 1. Who are you and what do you do? I am a full-time thingmaker and graduate student who creates in a variety of media, most notably mixed-media two-dimensional illustrations. Most of them feature intestines. 2. Why art? Why not? There are […]