Tag: Artist

Artist and Her Husband Ditch ‘Noisy City Life’ for Self-Renovated Cozy Home in the Woods

Tired of the “noisy city life,” a Kazakhstan-born artist and her Russian-born husband ditched their urban digs in favor of a quiet home in the middle of nature. The now beautiful, cozy home inspires the couple to live in harmony with the world around them. Both 32, freelance artist and content creator Katharina Kölln and…


Artist With Autism Draws Near-Exact Cityscapes From Memory After Viewing Just Once

Diagnosed with autism at 3 years of age, this British artist found his voice through drawing. Today, he draws epic, near-accurate cityscapes from memory after just one viewing, and has received the award of an honorary MBE, becoming a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for his unique contribution to the art world. Stephen…


Photos: Artist Transforms Hanging Laundry and Everyday Items Into Surreal Characters

Bringing whimsy to the mundane, a Russian-born, London-based artist is making art from household items such as laundry, furniture, and food. Her unique movement, donned “household surrealism,” has garnered an international fanbase. Helga Stentzel, 38, is hugely inspired by everyday life. She was running a company designing and selling children’s clothes and accessories, and in…


Art That Expresses Kindness: Wood Artist Hopes to Create the Right Influence With His Work

Embracing the unique color, texture, and shape of every log of wood, a Taiwanese sculptor has created hundreds of wood carvings that all have a story to tell. For the last 30 years, Tsai Mingfeng, 49, has been crafting outstanding wood sculptures, chiseling and hammering conscientiously to express the righteous principles of truth, compassion, and…


Brilliantly Detailed Ink Drawings of the World’s Iconic Structures—Take a Closer Look

Artist Emi Nakajima says she’s a “dream traveler.” The Japanese, Thailand-based illustrator journeys around the world in her imagination, creating captivating architectural drawings. Describing the transportive power of art, 27-year-old Nakajima told The Epoch Times that she began looking at photos of buildings as a child. Her restlessness to discover foreign lands led half-Japanese, half-Thai Nakajima…


2 Origami Warriors Folded From a Single Sheet of Paper—Check Out the Incredible Details

The scene: two knights face off in an intense battle; one knight slashes with his longsword while the other crouches to block the hit with a round shield. “Both are shouting with their mouths open while the capes are flowing in the action and the wind. The shielded knight has scaled armor with many rectangular…


A Painter’s Moral Courage: Eminent Artist’s Journey From Persecution to Freedom

Each subtle brushstroke by traditional Chinese artist Zhang Cuiying brings canvases alive with the guiding force of truth, compassion, and tolerance, revealing the unspoken wonders of her tranquil inner world. Behind the renowned Chinese-Australian painter’s delicate art lies lifelong hard work and an unwavering resolve to uphold her faith. It’s hard to believe that an…


‘I Have Never Seen Something So Beautiful,’ Says Painter

GREENSBORO, North Carolina—Recently engaged couple Ann Shuey and John Eaves had a special experience as they enjoyed the world’s foremost Chinese classical dance and music company, Shen Yun Performing Arts, playing at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was the first time that Ann, a painter, had seen…


Artist Crafts Meticulously Cut Paper Birds So Realistic They Look Like They’re About to Fly Away

Applying scissors to paper, wildlife artist Niharika Rajput makes meticulous cuts to produce handfuls of tiny paper feathers for one of her intricate paper bird sculptures. Completing one of these avian creations can take weeks or even months, but the finished products are so lifelike they’ve been mistaken for taxidermy birds. The 30-year-old artist from…


Norman Rockwell’s America

“I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.” —Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell’s career spanned six decades, and he is certainly one of America’s best-known 20th century artists. Many of us love him. Many dismiss him as a romanticist and kitschy caricaturist, but a showing of his works…