Brian Phillips Can Turn Your Trash into Art
Brian Phillips knows that dumpsters contain treasure. He finds gold in scrap piles, and uses reclaimed wood as the foundation of his work. The blemishes, knots and holes are not flaws, they add to the story. Brian creates new work in his converted shed studio, and shares it with us in Issue 21 “Be Cause.” […]
Maximo Quiroz Hand Paints Beautiful Jean Jackets
Do you have an original painting on your jean jacket? Then you must not own the incredible work from local painter Maximo Quiroz. Maximo paints on walls, canvas and more specifically, denim. You may see him strutting around town in his one-of-a-kind jean jackets, and think to yourself, why don’t I own one of those? […]
Natassia Wilde’s Photographs are So Emotional (baby)
Photographer Natassia Wilde focuses on light and composition when creating her colorful pieces. She’s fascinated with how light can transform a space, and how a subtle shift of angle and framing can completely change a photograph. Natassia shared her photography in Issue 21’s Artist Spotlight. Read more about her process and upcoming projects below. Art […]
Kelly Schafer is Fighting Food Insecurity with Art
Kelly Schafer, of Amped Art Studio, uses her platform as an artist to bring attention to food insecurity. Her recent series, Soul Food, was featured in the Artist Spotlight of Issue 21, Kelly paints famous musicians alongside the food she imagines them bringing to a “Rockstar Potluck.” She partnered with Free Lunch ATX, a collective […]
Vanessa Rae Paints Colorful Portraits of Pop Culture Icons
Austin artist Vanessa Rae is ready to share her art with the world. In between her communications studies at UT San Antonio, Vanessa paints portraits of pop culture icons. In Issue 21, Vanessa shared some of her recent work. See if you can spot some famous faces below. My paintings are portrait based with paintings […]
How Painting Helped Sarala Kasbe Find her Voice
Sarala Kasbe uses her abstract paintings to create a sense of belonging. Painting has helped her find her voice in a world that can at times be intimidating to experience alone. Through her art shared in Issue 21 “Be Cause,” Sarala hopes to help others find light in their own world. I create to find […]
Ciara Cera Depicts Chaos in a Colorful Way
Ciara Cera’s colorful and intricate paintings featured in Issue 21 are snapshots of the overstimulation of life. As a native Austinite, she feels a deep connection to the city. Ciara uses the landscape surrounding her to inspire her pieces, trying to transform the advertisements and signs plastered all over the city into beautiful scenes. It’s […]
Tony Nguyen Draws Lifelike Portraits for a Purpose
A college life drawing class set Tony Nguyen on a path to create stunning charcoal portraits. After this class, Tony’s interest in the figure and studying anatomy through the lens of an artist grew. Since 2013, Tony has been drawing and painting in Austin. Recently he’s decided to share more of his work. His feature […]
Manni Mora Believes that Art Can Change the World
Manni Mora finds inspiration for his colorful paintings in everyday objects and pop culture figures. He strives to paint with emotion, so that his art reflects the real life experiences that we humans share. Manni also dedicates portions of proceeds from his art to charities, an endeavor we wanted to highlight as a part of […]
Vanessa Rogers Captures the Ocean in her Furniture
Vanessa Rogers makes furniture and large scale abstract art inspired by the ocean, architecture and nature. She started her craft when she was 17 years old with the long term goal of becoming an interior designer. Vanessa’s pursuit of carpentry gives her a sense of freedom, strength and power that we wanted to highlight in […]