Author Archives: artstudio

A Word to Emerging Artists

Couple of things I want to say to new emerging artists, designers, and students that are struggling with their progress.

Don’t give up on yourself. You can do it. Just because you don’t see immediate success or acknowledgement from others in real life or on social media doesn’t mean you should give up trying.

Spirituality, science and the interconnection of painting and prayer: Talking with Stephen Rousset about what inspired his work during COVID-19 lockdowns two years ago

By Eleanor Skelton For Stephen Rousset, painting has multiple layers of meaning. He delved deeper into his art during the initial coronavirus quarantine in spring 2020. One of his larger works, a floor-to-ceiling painting with a spike piercing a brain and a hand surrounded by strands of DNA, combines a myriad of possible themes and

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“The Two Bares” in TASI’s Maudee Carron Gallery, November 3 – 24

The Art Studio, Inc. (TASI) will host an exhibition of artwork by Roy Bares and Samantha Bares titled “The Two Bares” in the Maudee Carron Gallery during November. TASI will hold a reception for the exhibit on November 3rd from 5 to 8 p.m.. The reception is part of scheduled First Thursday activities which are free and

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#FOMO – Arts and Drafts

words and photos by Lige Menard Autumn had befallen SeTX, and the Saturday Night Fever was running high October 15th.Various festivals, balls, and shows were lighting up marquees all across the triangle. One couldeasily find themselves divided between competing choices of attendance. The people at largewere scattered. Playing this to my advantage, I selected to

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