Illustration

Catastrophe: In Fifty words or less.
The house is on fire. Smoke billows from the windows...Hurry, call the fire department - blue flames are rising into the sky. It threatens the neighboring houses. Firemen arrive pretty quickly. They aim the hose, but pink cotton candy flows out. Alas...people are safe. But the houses are lost.
By Novel Allen3 days ago in Art
My Landlord Tried to Make Me Feed His Pregnant Wife for Free. I Maliciously Complied With His Own Lease.
The day I looked at the basement unit, he stood in the kitchen doorway and tapped the lease three times with his finger. “This clause,” he said. “Food stays separate.”
By Jin5 days ago in Art
Talking Poetry And Art With Aly, Mick And Viv At Vicenzos
Introduction Mick and Aly Smith run Art sessions at Vincenzo's in Heaton, which I finally got along to today. This was the one:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 10 days ago in Art
Drowning in Waves
It’s hard to realize how far you’ve gone underwater; waves fall over you, and the water stills your raging mind, that you're almost eager for the Sea to swallow you deeper.
By Rachael Anra14 days ago in Art
John Saunders: Where Wild Horses Meet Memory. Top Story - September 2026.
By Brian D’Ambrosio The wild horses of Placitas do not need an introduction to John Saunders. They know the way. They wander near his home in the high desert, sometimes approaching close enough to eat apples and carrots from his hand. They are cautious but curious, animals shaped by instinct and survival, yet willing to accept a moment of care.
By Brian D'Ambrosio 15 days ago in Art
The Three Minutes You Couldn't Wait For
He lies in bed, mouth open, letting out his first cry. The breast arrives within a minute. Maybe less. Infants don't have clocks. They only record one cause and effect: I cry, the world comes. After this sequence repeats itself hundreds, thousands of times, it engraves itself into the deepest layer of the nervous system, becoming a conviction more unshakable than any memory — my will is the remote control of the world.
By Jin24 days ago in Art
Why All the naked people?!!!
“Why all the naked people!?” You would be surprised how many times people have screamed this question at me when looking through my art portfolio.
By mark bradley (mark45xxx)about a month ago in Art
The Taste of Life
0:17 AM Just before I turned off the light, my mother called. We talked for three minutes about ordinary things. Right before she hung up, she added: "Your father had his checkup. Nothing serious. His blood pressure is a little high. The doctor said to keep an eye on it."
By Jinabout a month ago in Art
Barbara Mehlman at Work:
By Brian D’Ambrosio Walk into Santa Fe artist Barbara Mehlman’s studio and you quickly realize you have not entered a conventional workspace. You’ve entered a mind in motion.
By Brian D'Ambrosio about a month ago in Art
The Unpicked Pear
Before she stumbled into me, my eyes had been stuck on her neck. The petal had gotten there when we were picking prickly pears, halfway up the cliff. It was pinkish-white, edges slightly wilted, plastered motionless to a streak of sweat on the side of her neck. She hadn't noticed. I'd seen it when I looked up at the bush: the whole thing was green knots, flowers still clinging, not a single yellow one. I told her they weren't ready, sour and astringent, needed another month. She said, "You said they were edible. If you won't go, I will." I said, "Are you stupid? The flowers haven't even all fallen off." She said, "Push me from behind. I don't believe there isn't a single ripe one."
By Jinabout a month ago in Art
Painting Never Let Me Go
I entered the Folio Society’s annual illustration contest for the third year running in May. They announced their short list of 20 entries on July 16th and once again my entry did not make the cut. Naturally I’m disappointed. I spent literally hundreds of hours preparing initial workups, playing with a wide variety of visual strategies, and creating the final illustration.
By John Coxabout a month ago in Art
The Art Collective July 2026 Collaboration
The Art Collective July 2026 Collaboration is now live on TikTok and all Social Media. Follow me and click my Linktree to view it on your favorite site.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Art