GENERAL COLOURING

To make each of her illustrations, Jaye Oliver visited the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and drew the toys, figurines, and other folk art from their collection. As Oliver did, you too can tour the exhibits and find dolls from...

Owen Jones was a British architect and designer who lived from 1809 to 1874. While traveling in Europe and the Middle East, he grew fascinated by the designs and patterns used in architecture and the decorative arts. He collected designs he found in the...

The Detroit Industry fresco cycle is a series of murals painted by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886–1957) as a tribute to the workers in manufacturing, the sciences, and agriculture of Detroit, Michigan, in the 1930s. Rivera completed the...

The Arts and Crafts style of art and design started in the last half of the 1800s, and is still popular today. Architects, woodworkers, stained-glass makers, metalworkers, and textile makers designed and created high-quality houses and household objects...

Exotic orchids used to be so expensive that only the very wealthy grew them or purchased them. Roses of all sorts, on the other hand, have long been tended by rich and poor alike. Today, both species of blooms are the favorites of countless gardeners...

Sunny beaches, stunning mountains, ancient monuments, and vibrant cities—Italy seems to have endless excitement for tourists. Through its posters from the 1920s and 1930s you can ride the iconic gondolas of Venice, explore the mountainous village of...

Many ancient cultures around the world have told stories and made drawings, paintings, or sculptures about goddesses. These female gods were thought to have great powers for protection, nurturing, beauty, healing, and hunting. Many goddesses were...

From the majestic heights of the Alps to the sunny beaches of the Riviera, France has long been a magnet for visitors. With its generally mild climate, ancient history, and beautiful, varied landscapes, the country boasts all the raw materials necessary...

Born in South Carolina to a poor African American family, William H. Johnson (1901–1970) moved to New York at age seventeen. He worked a variety of jobs to pay for an art education at the prestigious National Academy of Design, where he earned numerous...

Long before images of pinup girls became popular in the mid-twentieth century, there were the "Chérettes" of Belle Époque Paris. Named after popular French artist Jules Chéret, who revolutionized the Colour printing process, these idealized women were...

Millions of readers know and love Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but far fewer know that the first published edition of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale was illustrated by an English knight who was blind in one eye. Sir John Tenniel (English, 1820–1914)...

How would you Colour a Crabby Crab Cabbie? How would you ornament an Outlandish, Oboe-playing Octopus? In his book The Amazing Animal Alphabet of Twenty-Six Tongue Twisters (Pomegranate, 2013), artist and author Robert Pizzo assembled a cast of crazy...