Such a fantastic style and amazing talent!

Ten Stone Tea was a bit of an adventure for me. I had been feeling artistically weighed down with a seemingly endless parade of freelance jobs not to mention my full time, nine to five job. After I finally got a little bit of time for myself I decided that to keep myself fresh and to recharge my batteries I would do a painting just for me. This is the result.

Simone Weil
"Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life."

Josh Billings
"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment."

Walt Whitman
"To have great poets, there must be great audiences."

John Ruskin
"Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth."

So incredibly appealing, funny and a great talent!

Sarah Bishop’s work is a blend of rich colours, bold textures and sensual subjects, served up in generous portions and infused with her warmth.

She was raised in the Hunter Valley, NSW on a rural property which provided the foundation for her artistry, her fascination with nature, colour, texture and form and all that surrounds her.

Her love of travel and adventure has hugely influenced her work which is inviting and vivid with a style and sensitivity that envelops the canvas.

Art Listings (New York Times)
Selective listings for the week from art critics of the New York Times.

Museum hosts animal-art show (The Arizona Republic)
Playful pandas rendered in oils, a pack of grazing horses brought to life with acrylics and a bronze dachshund sculpture are among several works on display at the West Valley Art Museum as part of a prestigious national exhibit.

Toledo art school showing off (BG News)
In the basement of the Toledo Museum of Art lies a facility that has attracted a wide-range of people throughout decades. It's a school that develops the best artists in the region and now through out May 14, they're showcasing those talents. The Toledo Museum of Art, School of Art and Design Winter Term Exhibition displays over 1,100 works of art from the ages 3 and up and provides reasons why

I love his illustrations , but also the paintings! Great work!

James Jean was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York and earned his BFA in 2001. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Clients include DC, the New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, Rolling Stone, Knopf, Simon & Schuster, Warner Books, Scholastic, Atlantic Records, Elektra Records, Interscope Records, Mother Jones, Money Magazine, NYLON, Playboy, Popular Science, Burton, SPIN, Men’s Health, Men’s Health Germany, Runner’s World, Upper Deck, TOR Books, ESPN the Magazine, Columbia University Magazine, Future Music Magazine, Target, Baseline, Security Management, Archaeology, Society for Human Resource Management, TORO Magazine, Marvel, the New York Academy of Sciences.

Books of The Times|'Elements of Style': After 9/11, Life Reconsidered (Briefly) by the Ladies Who Lunch
Wendy Wasserstein's first and last novel is a comedy of manners about New York sophisticates whose world is coming to an end.
JANET MASLIN

In Surprise, PEN Honoree Attends Gala
A novelist from Turkmenistan who has been under house arrest for two years was able to personally accept a Freedom to Write award from PEN American Center.
MOTOKO RICH

Theater Review: Enough Said About'Three Days of Rain.'Let's Talk Julia Roberts!
In this revival of Richard Greenberg's elegant drama, Ms. Roberts is stiff with self-consciousness, glancingly acquainted with the two characters she plays and disturbingly beautiful.
BEN BRANTLEY

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: A Tale of Two Tweens
Miley Cyrus has become the Disney Channel's newest star by acting in a show whose underlying message is that celebrity should not to be confused with real life.
JACQUES STEINBERG

These illustrations are like short poems and I love them a lot!

SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR, AWKWARD SITUATIONS AND THE PRETENTIOUSLY BIZARRE…IS THIS A TALE OF SUSPENSE, MURDER AND BETRAYAL? OR JUST ANOTHER SPRING ROMANCE? I ALLOW THE VIEWER TO ENTER INTO A DANGEROUS WORLD OF ROMANTIC PROSPECT AND IT’S BETRAYAL.

I OFTEN FIND MYSELF LONGING TO MAKE A WORTHWHILE CONNECTION BUT AM WEARY OF TRAVERSING THROUGH A LANDSCAPE FILLED WITH SECRETS, DUPLICITIES, AND CONTRADICTIONS. EVEN SO, THERE IS ALWAYS A GLIMMER OF OPTIMISM IN THIS CRUEL BLOODSPORT THAT DRIVES MY CHARACTERS AND MYSELF TO PERSIST IN PURSUING SUCH TORTUROUS VENTURES. BY ALLOWING OTHERS TO EXPLORE OR EVEN RELATE TO THESE INTERACTIONS I GAIN MY GREATEST FEELINGS OF CONNECTION.

CLYDE'S ALTERED IMAGE IS THE ART OF THE MATTER (Daily Record)
TH E River Clyde is a famous symbol of Glasgow and today the waterfront is the centre of major change and regeneration. It has also provided the focus for art students at Glasgow's Anniesland College who are creating an exhibition to highlight that change.

Ringling showcases art of the Historic Asolo Theater (Bradenton Herald)
Tt's the next big thing and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art lays claim.

Museum hosts national animal art exhibit (The Arizona Republic)
Playful pandas rendered in oils, a pack of grazing horses brought to life with acrylics and a bronze Dachshund sculpture are among several works on display at the West Valley Art Museum as part of a prestigious national exhibit.

Very interesting. Construction of the Medicine Buddha sand mandala at the Ackland Art Museum.

Obituary: Robert Carson
Obituary The British Museum's expert in unravelling mysteries of Imperial Rome's coinage.

Why heavy metal and movies were meant for each other
A new film shows that heavy metal and movies were meant for each other. By Alexis Petridis.

Damian Marley talks to Dave Simpson
Damian Marley uses music to attack everything from Jamaican politics to the futility of war – just like his father.

Angelique Chrisafis on the cult of Serge Gainsbourg
Death has not withered France's love for the libidinous chain-smoker. Angelique Chrisafis on the cult of Serge.