This Calvin & Hobbes comic strip-- one of my favorites-- is taped above my desk to remind me of Thoreau's important maxim: "Si...

When the very first art teacher commanded the very first art student to learn anatomy, it began a long, long search for shortcuts.  ...

Regular readers know that I am a big fan of the brilliant Richard Thompson .   I recently had the pleasure of w...

What causes artists to gather in one location or another? How did Athens in the 4th century BCE become a center of cultural activity?  Wh...

Where does style come from? Frederick Taubes (who was a real smart guy) wrote that an artist's personal style "seems to stem ...

 The following design was created by renowned international artist Jean Arp , a pioneer of abstract art and one of the founders of Dada: ...

Last month's remarkable discoveries about the big bang have all right-thinking people pondering the impact of this news on illustrati...