by artisanalley812 1 week ago
Attention artists and business owners! Want to advertise your artwork or products? Don’t have the equipment to take high-quality photos? Twisted Cowork is here for you! Introducing Twisted’s new Photobooth Photography space! This space is available for artists and business owners to photograph their work and optimize their advertisements. Contact twisted.artisanalley @gmail .com or visit twisted.artisanalley.com for more details! #art ; #artistsoninstagram ; #artclass ; #galleryshow ; #artist ; #bloomingtonindiana ; #btown : #btownsummer ; #iuart ; #bloomington ; #painting ; #paint ; #kidclass ; #classes ; #artteacher ; #instaart #discoverbloomington #iubloomington #bloomingtonart #artisanalley #localart #shopsmall #indianaartists #indianaart #makersofig #artoftheday #creativelife #herestothecreatives
by artisanalley812 17 hours ago
This week’s quote comes from French artist Henri Matisse! Though known primarily for painting, Matisse also dabbled in sculpture, printmaking, and draughtsmanship. Matisse originally worked in law, but he soon discovered his love for art when he began painting as an amateur. After studying traditional painting in an academic setting, he eventually rejected to idea that artwork should perfectly resemble the real world. Matisse went on to develop his own distinct style of painting, using vibrant, arbitrary colors, bold brushstrokes, and a “flattened” appearance. Matisse’s work has had a lasting impact on the world of art, and it all derives
by artisanalley812 3 days ago
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Meet Artisan Alley member Shaun O’Connor! Shaun has known Artisan’s founder, Adam Nahas, since they were in grade school together; since then, Shaun has become a valued member of Artisan Alley working out of the Burl & Ingot Tool Library! Shaun is a garden designer who has been creating spaces with plants for almost 11 years, but he is also interested in acrylic painting and pencil drawing. Some of his biggest sources of inspiration are nature, surf, the ocean, fish, flowers, and insects! Visit Shaun’s website at www.biggergreen.com! #art ; #artistsoninstagram ; #artclass ; #galleryshow ; #artist ; #bloomingtonindiana ; #btown : #btownsummer ; #iuart ; #bloomington ;
by artisanalley812 6 days ago
This week’s quote comes from “The Most Illustrious” Salvador Dali! Dali was a Spanish surrealist artist known for his bizarre, striking style and eccentric behavior. In addition to painting, Dali focused on many different types of art such as film, sculpture, photography, poetry, etc. Dali, who passed in 1989, left behind an amazing legacy and some of the world’s most incredible surrealist artwork. People all over the world are familiar with his bizarre paintings, and many use them as a source of inspiration and imagination in their own lives. By his own definition, Dali was undoubtedly a “true” artist. Being
by artisanalley812 1 week ago
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Meet Charles “Curly” Culp! Charles got started with oil painting in 2012 as a form of self-expression when living in Memphis, TN. After selling two of his paintings, he was inspired to dive even deeper into his craft! . Charles met Artisan Alley’s founder back in 2016 as our 2nd St. location was being developed; inspired to get involved in the Bloomington art scene and keep exploring his love of oil painting, he joined us as a member at our 2nd St. location in September 2019! . Charles finds inspirations for his paintings both in music and the

Artists

Kelvin Burzon

Photography

Nicholai Cox

painting

Brick Daniel Kyle

photography

H. Ward Miles

painting

Milton Knight

Illustrator

Adam Nahas

Sculptor

Sara Fahling

textile

Tylla Carlisle

painting

Grace Schafstall

Photography

John Vosel

sculpture/painting

Victoria Ridgway

photography

Kelly Webeck

photography

Mark Riggins

Pen and Ink

Ruth Lui

Mixed Media