Great Master Artists of Our Time
The Great Master Artists of our time project gathers together artists whom I consider to be some of the greatest living masters of our time. These artists have been invited from many different fields of creative endeavour, not only traditional visual art, but also professional illustrators, cartoonists, digital artists and more.
I hope you enjoy discovering more about these great master artists, their sometimes very personal stories and their sources of inspiration. In turn I also hope that you too become inspired to appreciate their art either as an aspiring artist or collector.
Mackenzie Thorpe Interview – The Wisdom of a Great Master Artist
I had a wonderful zoom call with one of Britain’s most treasured great master artists, Mackenzie Thorpe. Enjoy discovering the stories, wisdom and art techniques of this Great Master Artist.
Richard De Wolfe – Master of Nostalgic Fine Art
Meet Richard De Wolfe, one of the greatest living masters of Nostalgic art from our time. He has a unique gift for capturing that very special ingredient of nostalgia in his work. His art has an ability to capture our imagination and take us back to the warm...
Svitlana Holovchenko – Master Children’s Illustrator from Imagination
Svitlana Holovchenko transports us into her spectacular imaginary worlds through her breath-taking childrens book illustrations. Her characters are imbued with a special kind of vitality and lifeforce that entices us to learn more about them and to travel with...
Eason Ko – Whimsical Book Illustrator Young Master
Take a look at these gorgeous whimsical and happy children’s book illustrations that have been lovingly created by the multi-award winning and up-and-coming young master of children’s book illustration, Eason Ko.
Master Artist Paco Martin – Capturing The Beauty of Math in Coloured Pencils
Paco Martin is absolutely one of the greatest master artists of our time, creating realistic artworks in the medium of coloured pencil that mesmerise and fascinate us with their tantalising beauty. Paco has a Bachelor's degree in Forestry Engineering and a Master's...
Bruce S. Garrabrandt – Master Humorous Coloured Pencil Artist and Author
It's true, laughter is the best medicine. Bruce Garrabrandt's artworks have a very special way of immediately uplifting the soul. When we view Bruce's fabulous whimsical and comical artworks we can't help but smile. In an instant we're whisked away, transported into...
Alan Woollett – Master Colour Pencil Bird Artist
Alan Woollett is absolutely one of the greatest master bird artists of our time. In this interview, he shares with us some of his deeper thoughts and feelings as we learn more about Alan the man himself. He also has some very valuable advice to offer other aspiring...
Cecile Baird – Contemporary Realist Coloured Pencil Master Artist
Cecile Baird is a master of the coloured pencil medium and discusses how important it is to use your own reference materials and take time planning your ideas. She creates amazing still life set ups using back-lighting to capture the translucent nature of objects.
Richard Klekociuk – Hard Edge Abstract Coloured Pencil Master
Richard Klekociuk is a master of the coloured pencil hard-edge abstraction style of art. In his work, he provides us with a rich tapestry of beautifully balanced and exciting compositions, created with mesmerising colour, texture and form.
Jesse Lane – Anatomy of Light Coloured Pencil Master Artist
Jesse Lane shares his words of wisdom and advice to help aspiring artists reach their goals. He covers important topics such as how he overcame his fears and developed confidence. He encourages others to accept critique, stay inspired and even become stubborn.
Tanja Gant – Pencil Master Artist Extraordinaire
Tanja Gant is a graphite and coloured pencil artist. A Bosnian native, she coloured her way through the unrest of her childhood to live her present day dream creating masterpieces.
Tracy Frein – Colored Pencil Portrait Master Artist
Tracy Frein is a colored pencil artist renown for using a technique he developed himself called Drawing by Subtracting.
Jandamarra Cadd – Master Artist – Bridging the Divide
Jandamarra is an Australian artist of aboriginal descent bridging contemporary portraiture style and traditional aboriginal painting techniques.
Sharon Kow – Coloured Pencil Master Artist
Sharon Kow is a dedicated colored pencil artist with the desire to bring the colored pencil medium to the mainstream art world.
Emanuele Dascanio The Great Italian Master Artist – Part Two
Emanuele Dascanio is a great Italian artist creating incredibly realistic graphite pencil and charcoal portraits.
Emanuele Dascanio The Great Italian Master Artist – Part One
Emanuele Dascanio is a great Italian artist creating incredibly realistic graphite pencil and charcoal portraits.
J.D. Hillberry Video Interview with Cindy Wider
JD is an master artist with a high standard of drawing ability demonstrated particularly in his Tromp l’eol (fool the eye) drawings that he is best known for.
Part Two: Jason Buhagiar Children’s Book Digital Illustration: Interview with Cindy Wider
Jason Buhagiar is the outstanding and highly skilled illustrator for the Salty Splashes™ characters and a huge list of other children’s picture books.
Jason Buhagiar – Children’s Book Digital Illustrator – Interview with Cindy Wider Part One
Jason Buhagiar is the outstanding and highly skilled illustrator for the Salty Splashes™ characters and a huge list of other children’s picture books.
Disney to Dinosaurs: Artist Phil Wilson Interview with Cindy Wider – Part Two
Phil Wilson has been a Disney artist for 18 years and has illustrated 75 books and creates realistic dinosaur artwork.
Disney to Dinosaurs: Artist Phil Wilson Interview with Cindy Wider – Part One
Phil Wilson has been a Disney artist for 18 years and has illustrated 75 books and creates realistic dinosaur artwork.
Realistic Pencil Art by J.D. Hillberry Legendary Artist – Part Three
JD is an master artist with a high standard of drawing ability demonstrated particularly in his Tromp l’eol (fool the eye) drawings that he is best known for.
Interview: J D Hillberry Legendary Pencil Artist – Part Two
JD is an master artist with a high standard of drawing ability demonstrated particularly in his Tromp l’eol (fool the eye) drawings that he is best known for.
Interview: J D Hillberry Legendary Pencil Artist – Part One
JD is an master artist with a high standard of drawing ability demonstrated particularly in his Tromp l’eol (fool the eye) drawings that he is best known for.
Interview With Kelvin Okafor: A Rising Star In The Art World
Kelvin Okafor is a rising star in the art world winning awards and appearing on the BBC News for his incredible graphite pencil artworks.
Part Two: Interview with Iza Trapani Children’s Book Illustrator and Author
Iza Trapani is an inspirational multi award-winning children’s book author and illustrator.
Part One: Interview with Iza Trapani Children’s Book Illustrator and Author
Iza Trapani is an inspirational multi award-winning children’s book author and illustrator.
Armin Mersmann Part Two Golden Anniversary Interview with Cindy Wider
Armin Mersmann celebrates 50 years as an artist in this Golden Celebration interview series.
Armin Mersmann Golden Anniversary Interview with Cindy Wider
Armin Mersmann celebrates 50 years as an artist in this Golden Celebration interview series.