

Miranda Lambert made history at the American Country Music (ACM) Awards on Sunday as the artist with the most ever wins The 34-year-old musician put herself firmly in the history books at the glitzy award ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, after she picked up two…
Drake is set to release his fifth studio LP ‘Scorpion’ in June. The ‘God’s Plan’ rapper took to his social media accounts on Monday night to the artwork for his forthcoming record, which follows 2016’s ‘Views’. Alongside a photograph of himself rocking a bomber jacket with the album title and…
Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart has been named as a member of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival Jury. The 28-year-old actress – who is, perhaps, best known for her starring role in the ‘Twilight’ franchise – is among a star-studded list of names who are to serve as jurors at the…
Award-winning director Sir Ridley Scott has agreed to direct the film adaptation of ‘Queen & Country’. The 80-year-old movie-maker was linked to the role in March, and he’s now confirmed he has agreed to helm the project, which is based on the Oni Press comic book written by Greg Rucka.…
New Zealand film director Roger Donaldson has admitted he would love to make a sequel of ‘Cocktail’ The 72-year-old director helmed the 1988 rom-com starring Tom Cruise – who has also expressed interest in a sequel – and Bryan Brown, and Roger has revealed he’d relish the opportunity to return…
Narrative always has played a major role in all of my work, including paintings with great atmosphere. Creating a compelling idea for each of my paintings is, in fact, my chief aim. All other elements — composition, values and color. How To Build Atmosphere, Step-by-Step When painting skies and water,…
You may have found the most beautiful, striking subject in the world for your painting, but if you don’t ruthlessly edit your reference photos, then you may end up with a flat piece of art that just doesn’t work. Ian Roberts, featured in a new North Light Shop landscape painting collection,…
As artists, we almost have this innate attraction to our craft, to our need to create. And, we all have something or someone that has fueled this passion. For many artists, the works of others steer the way they approach their own art. Annie O’Brien Gonzales refers to these influencers as our…
Building and maintaining strong relationships in the art market can be complicated. You may be friendly with a fellow painter and simultaneously quite envious of her. You may dislike a gallery owner or a collector on a personal level but decide that the connection is too valuable to abandon, perhaps…
As pen and ink drawings take center stage this Inktober, we turn to artist Jason Franz who understands the “draw” of the ballpoint pen. Below, he shares with us how this easily accessible writing utensil can be an artist’s magic wand. The Power of Ballpoint Pen Many artists and designers favor the ballpoint pen…