Simon Beck works alone, using a compass and a pair of snowshoes to create intricate patterns as large as three soccer fields.

The act of creating art serves as exercise for the brain and is integral to physical and mental health. hzechphotography/Moment via Getty Images When you think about the word “art,” what comes to mind ...

What’s new is that a wave of tools now let most people generate images by entering a text prompt. All you need to do is write “a landscape in the style of van Gogh” into a text box, and the AI can ...

Four years ago, at the beginning of my watercolor journey, I wrote about how making art can be helpful to people living with chronic illness. In my own experience, these benefits have deepened and ...

Despite his image of a crotchety old traditionalist, David Hockney hasn't been one to shy away from new technology. The artist, best known for his 60s portraits painted of California intelligentsia, ...

Maternal well-being is an important public health issue. A 2022 report by the World Health Organization explains that one in five women experience mental health challenges during pregnancy and one ...

One of my favorite sayings comes from David Thoreau: “My life has been the poem I would have writ / But I could not both live and utter it.” It speaks to the way that life and art are intertwined, and ...

When you think about the word "art," what comes to mind? A child's artwork pinned to the fridge? A favorite artist whose work always inspires? Abstract art that is hard to understand? Each of these ...