Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1677: Tricking the Eye
Posted on · Episode: 1677 In which I encounter the 16th Century in a Fort Worth Museum. Today, we trick the eye.
Tag: painting
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1595: Alfred Stieglitz
Posted on · Episode: 1595 In which Alfred Stieglitz and 291 anticipate Modern. Today, Stieglitz and photography, art and reality.
Arts InSight
WATCH: A Houston Artist Re-Casts Famous Figures Of Art History And Literature
Posted on · Noted authors and artists inspire and inform the paintings of David McGee.
Arts & Culture
The Amazing Art of Speed Painting
Posted on · Houston artist Dan Dunn talks about taking up a new career to pay of his credit card debt -- becoming a speed painter.
Houston Matters
Artist Tony Paraná Layers Vibrant Brazilian Themes Upon A Bayou City Backdrop
Posted on · Brazilian artist Tony Paraná talks about growing up in a "favela" -- a cramped, impoverished community in his native country -- and about creating art inspired by his adopted hometown of Houston.
Houston Matters
The Amazing Art of Speed Painting
Posted on · Houston artist Dan Dunn talks about taking up a new career to pay of his credit card debt -- becoming a speed painter.
Houston Matters
Watercolor Art Society Promotes Houston Painters
Posted on · Jan McNeill tells us more about the Watercolor Art Society - Houston.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1366: Rain, Steam, and Speed
Posted on · Episode: 1366 Rain, Steam, and Speed: Turner’s vision of modern times. Today, a painting tells the coming of rail.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1314: Cinque
Posted on · Episode: 1314 Amistad, art and revolution: artists join the fight for freedom. Today, art and slavery.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1308: Charles Dellschau
Posted on · Episode: 1308 In which Charles Dellschau draws secret airships. Today, a Texas immigrant dreams and draws flight.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3105: Matte Painting
Posted on · Episode 3105: Matte Painting: From Glass To Digital. Today, worlds imagined.
Arts InSight
Video: The Painted Life Of John Palmer
Posted on · Houston artist John Palmer has traveled the world. He creates abstract, painted works on canvas, wood and even metal. The evolution of his style forged what he now calls "escapism."
Houston Matters
She Quit the World of Finance to Become a Full-Time Artist
Posted on · The annual Bayou City Arts Festival is Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 8-9, 2016). The event features more than 300 artists showcasing their work. One of the featured artists is Dania Olivares, a mixed-media artist whose paintings often include bright colors, varied materials — like newsprint — and sometimes feature pop-culture adaptations of other famous artwork — such as […]
Houston Matters
Houston Artist Krista Birnbaum
Posted on · Houston artist Krista Birnbaum loves sharing her art with the city, especially when she was commissioned to create a piece for the new international terminal at Hobby Airport. She’s inspired by nature and explains where her love of art came from. (Above: Artist Krista Birnbaum’s work “Roadside Attraction” on display in the new international terminal at […]
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1228: In Which Europe Quantifies
Posted on · Episode: 1228 Medieval Europe learns to measure reality with numbers Today, why did Europe emerge so rapidly from the medieval age?