Oil Painting
April 24, 2025

Monumental Oil Paintings Explore Personal Transformation Through Swirling Ethereality

London-based Australian artist Ella Baudinet unifies the mind, body, and spirit through her ethereal oil paintings. The pieces combine sensibilities from multiple art movements, including abstraction, Surrealism, and realism, and are expressed through colorful, swirling compositions. Monumental in their beauty and scale, the thought-provoking works are included in Baudinet’s solo exhibition at S GALLERY in Madrid, Spain. The collection of paintings is titled Expansion, and they emerged during a period of personal transformation for Baudinet.

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Environment
April 23, 2025

Dr. Jane Goodall Shares Urgent Earth Day Message on Protecting Our Planet

Dr. Jane Goodall, the 91-year-old zoologist, primatologist, and anthropologist, has inspired generations of wildlife enthusiasts. Her legacy began in 1960 with groundbreaking research on chimpanzees that forever changed our understanding of primates. And today, she continues to champion her vision for a more compassionate and sustainable world. On Earth Day 2025, Tuesday, April 22, she shared a heartfelt message on Instagram, urging us all to take better care of our planet.

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Art
April 23, 2025

Pioneering Pop Surrealist Gallery in Seattle Celebrates Reopening With Three Exhibitions in New Space

The Roq La Rue gallery is an institution in the Seattle, Washington, art scene. Founded by Kirsten Anderson in 1998, the gallery has been instrumental in the Emerald City and beyond. It has helped shape global art movements, including Pop Surrealism and New Contemporary, and, early on, it showcased the work of artists like Todd Schoor and Mark Ryden.

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My Modern Met

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