Meet Issue 23’s Cover Artist: Asia Renée

Asia Renée‘s ambitious portrait project has been in the works since 2016. Her colorful portraits and bold journey from med school to fulltime artist made her the perfect cover artist for Issue 23 “ULTRA SUPER PLUS.” We were so excited to talk to Asia as she was in the process of creating the cover. Are […]

Find the Hollywood Stars in Shannon Purcell’s Portraits

Shannon Purcell studied the techniques of the old masters to perfect his painting. His recent series focuses on narrative portraiture and classical techniques combined with a contemporary approach. Read more about Shannon below and view his work in print in Issue 22 “Something New.” My newest work combines portraiture with projections from classic Hollywood films. […]

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 […]