In June, I saw the social media exploding with photos of men. My friends’ tributes to their dads; so many memories, so much love. It made me think of my father, although I have no memories of him except from one. I was sixteen when I met him for the…

On March 7th, Galería Artelibre opened the doors of the magnificent Bantierra del Coso Building in Zaragoza to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. The exhibition features the works of 166 realist artists from around the world, the largest ever collection of works in one of the smallest formats possible. The director…

“In the beginning was the Word” is a short description of why I became aware of Daniel Maidman’s work and artistic career. His writing compelled me to follow him in his endeavours for a decade — and what an inspiring journey it was. Stephen Fry — the master of language…

Judy Takacs is one of the first American artists I connected to through Facebook. One day, I received a friend request from her and by simply accepting I discovered the colourful and different world of female images. …

I became aware of Teresa Elliott’s work in 2012, when her painting ‘Deliverance’ has earned a top award at the 2012 Art Renewal Center International Salon. It is a truly striking piece. Described with words, it’s a realistic work showing three adolescent children interacting in a natural pool of mud…

Lorena Kloosterboer is a Dutch-Argentine realist artist focusing on contemporary still lifes painted in acrylics. She currently lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. This description is the correct presentation of the artist, yet it doesn’t do any justice to what Lorena is doing. In today’s art world, it takes a…

My first encounter with Steven DaLuz’s work was in a crowded world of online art. I was browsing for something else, but his abstract heavenly landscape made me stop, as if I found what I was looking for. Sometimes a brief moment is all it takes to connect with an…