The city of Amsterdam is known for many things, one of which is its vibrant biking culture. In general, the Dutch are known to be cycling people in their everyday lives, with children in tow and baskets for errands.
Dreams come alive in the expressive oil paintings of Guillermo Lorca García.
Discarded books receive a second life in Stéphanie Kilgast‘s ongoing series of artworks.
Some animal species get lost. This can be due to time, or to the vast expanses of their remote habitats. Hopeful humans may search high and low hoping to catch a glimpse of the precious creatures. For decades, the Santa Marta sabrewing has been a bird-watching holy grail—the quintessential “lost bird.” Discovered in 1946 in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains of Colombia, the shimmering, iridescent creature was last seen in 2010.
When Wuilly Arteaga was younger, he used to frequent his local internet cafe to learn how to play music.
In 1656, an 891-ton Spanish galleon was tasked with carrying kingly riches across the Atlantic.
Enchanting illustrations of woodland animals and leafy habitats find their home on small slices of wood. Greece-based artist Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou pairs her love of portraying nature with organic materials in an ongoing series of drawings and paintings on wood. These small tactile pieces depict a range dreamy scenes encompassed by a border of real lumber. Chatzipanagiotou renders her subjects using a limited color palette of black and white, blue, and some metallics.
Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is regarded as one the most important and influential figures in the history of art.
In the 17th century, a new art style captivated Europe.
Canada-based artist Sharlene Robertson creates exquisite home decor inspired by nature. Mirrors of different shapes and sizes are framed by arrangements of pressed flowers and ferns preserved in epoxy resin. Each of these pieces is made by hand in her studio. Robertson collects dried foliage that catches her eye—including daisies, ferns, and baby's breath—and pairs them with metallic accents.
Labor Day marks an end to summer.
Known as one of the most prolific painters of Modern Art, Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
