The Summer Issue of Art Connection Has Arrived!

Summer can evoke a dream-like state for many of us as we find a little more time to breathe, relax and explore. And while many have already returned to the hustle and bustle of the daily routine, we hope this dream- and gemstone-inspired issue of Art Connection helps extend your summer if even for a few […]

Art Discovery: Abstract Stories

Non-representational artists use shape, color, line and form to create compositions independent from visual references. From minimal to complex, there is a skill level that balances the composition. In this Art Discovery, artists Kathleen Hope, Stuart Yankell and Adolfo Girala share…

Art Discovery Recap: The Composition of Art

“Music and art are the guiding lights of the world.” – Pablo Picasso Art is the language that gives voice to the feelings and emotions that seem otherwise impossible to articulate. Some artists will take a chisel to stone or a pen to paper or a chord to keys. Some will even mix mediums and […]

Using Oil, Acrylic and Sculpture to Celebrate Joyful Moments in Life

Stuart Yankell’s foray into art was heavily inspired by two individuals: his father, who was both a research biochemist and accomplished artist, and his father’s best friend, Leon Bibel, an artist who worked under Diego Rivera in the 1930s. Growing up around these two taught Stuart to look at the world in new ways that […]