"Research has shown that certain colors directly support the kind of relaxed, expansive mental state where creative thinking ...

On the outskirts of the Mexican resort town of Tulum, overlooking the Caribbean sea from a densely jungled hilltop, are the remains of a Mayan city known as Zama, or “Dawn.” The ruins look similar to ...

It seems appropriate that in her colorful, native Oakland, where street murals and graffiti are exacted in a rainbow of hues, Favianna Rodriguez’s own West Oakland studio would bathe her in yet even ...

Historically, purple has not been a democratic color. It rarely occurs in nature, so when people in the eastern Mediterranean discovered a purple dye 3,500-years-ago by crushing thousands of sea ...

To find his subject, artist Phil Schorn looks for leaves. The more colorful and intricate-looking they are, the better. That’s because, for Schorn, art is in the details. His colored pencil drawings ...

Jim Waid works wonders with a kitchen spatula. • We're not talking about whipping up a scrumptious soufflé or delectable dessert. • Waid — a prolific Tucson artist who has won widespread acclaim for ...

I've been a tattoo artist for years. In addition to black-and-gray work, I specialize in color-realism designs. But the latter requires a little more research for the best results, so there are some ...