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Terre Rybovich's method is fascinating. It's best left to her to explain..... "These large drawings each began with me charcoaling the entire surface and then lying down on it. The idea came to me years ago when I was delirious with the flu. “Drawing backwards” is how it initially presented itself. In other words, removing charcoal to create an image instead of adding charcoal to a white sheet of paper.    Because I was focused on figurative work, the body seemed like the most promising means for removing charcoal. And it was. The imprints were subtle but they were also powerful,...

Vicki Siegel grew up in both NYC and Chicago. She attended the University of Illinois, Urbana, graduating with a BFA and continued with Master of Fine Art course work, focusing on photography, at Tyler School of Art, Rome. Vicki worked as an art director and later creative director in advertising in Milan, Chicago, and S. Florida. During her seven years living and working in Milan, Italy, Vicki’s large multi-image shows combining music and photography would be a precursor to her personal artwork. She has been an active part of the art communities wherever she has lived. Siegel is a full time...

Tracy Guiteau was born in New York to traditional Haitian parents, She says her decision to pursue art was often met with criticism. “My parents wanted me to be a nurse, and coming out of high school I received a full scholarship for nursing school,”. She headed to Providence, Rhode Island to attend the renowned Rhode Island School of Design, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design in 2007. During her training at RISD, she travelled internationally to learn and broaden her artistic experience at the University of Westminster in London.   Guiteau has a very distinctive...

The first of the fifteen artists featured in first The Art of Sherlock Holmes book, Anthony Hernandez is perhaps the most widely seen across his home town of West Palm Beach - in addition to his paintings, he also has many murals around town. For The Art of Sherlock Holmes West Palm Beach Edition, Anthony chose to use the theme from his 'Masterpiece' series, where he uses a black and white head and a collage colour body. Here are some examples - Dali, Picasso and Van Gogh: For the Sherlock Holmes story 'The Tale of The First Adventure' written by...

A wonderful video review of the Sherlock Holmes Advent Calendar from Elena Reads Books. We have calendars and bundles on mxpublishing, and the calendar by itself is available from Amazon UK and Amazon USA.   "I'm really excited about this...perfect to do by yourself, with friends or as a family."