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 […]
Transcend Beyond this World in Saira Holland’s Cosmic Art
Saira Holland’s paintings act as windows meant for both her and the viewer to peer in and connect with one another. Saira specializes in a multitude of mediums including oil portraiture, acrylic and illustration. Her passion lies in making connections with people through my work and making art accessible to everyone. Her art is the […]
Brittany Johnson
Issue 14 contributor Brittany Johnson is best known for her use of vibrant colors and colorful portraits of female figures. What is your artistic process like? I usually start by choosing a reference photo for my portraits and then decide a color scheme or crop that I find interesting with some sort of idea in […]
Making Memories with Emree Weaver
Words: Marque Blackman Hotel Van Zandt has a crowded cocktail lounge on Friday nights, but an endless barrage of shoulder bumping wasn’t enough to deter me from keeping my commitment to seeing my “friend-off-a-friend’s” band play. Set ends, I sing my praises [along with my goodbyes] and make a beeline for the elevator. Outside, back […]
The Paint-Splattered Life of Emily Morris
Emily Morris is happiest when covered in paint. Since graduating from Texas State University in 2007 she has been exploring portraiture, surrealism, and splatters, drips and smears. Her custom portraits are influenced by Pop art and pop-culture experimenting with unique figure-ground relationships. Her more current work borders on abstraction as she plays with motion and texture to evoke memories […]