Painting


July 16, 2025

High School โ€œLonerโ€ Paints Stunning Portraits To Reconnect With Peers Before Graduation

Molly Shafer hadnโ€™t always been considered a loner. During elementary and middle school in her home town of Waunakee, Wisc., the 18-year-old had been outgoing, but that all changed when she entered the local high school and began experiencing social anxiety in full force. She withdrew from her peers and closed herself off from friendshipโ€”at least until recently.

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July 2, 2025

Monumental Botanical Paintings Energized With Vibrant Electric Hues [Interview]

Artist Tim Fowler creates monumental botanical paintings with a vivid twist. Although plants can be colorful in real life, Fowler imagines a world in which leaves and blooms are alive with electric pinks, purples, and blues, and a blend of artistic approaches. Acrylic paint, oils, spray paint, and pastels all grace his canvases.  This allows him to create compositions that feature bold brushstrokes in one section with fine-lined drawings in another.

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