Turn your garden into a work of art. Your home's exterior color scheme and architectural style play a role in the colors you should choose for your garden. Consider using artistic principles like the ...

Chicago artist Miguel A. Del Real traces a freehand sketch for his mural. Photo by Jocelyn Chen / Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute. Using white chalk on the sidewalk in fr ...

They call themselves the mavens of mixed media. Julia Tova Malakoff, Holly Markhoff and Sandhi Schimmel Gold currently have a ...

Booby’s will host a public art reception this Friday for southern Illinois artist and educator Shannon Green, whose colorful ...

Learn how to make watercolor paint using deadheaded flowers from your garden or other blooms foraged from nature. Whenever I walk through my garden, I find something withered that needs pruning.

Snapdragons are a colorful sight, with their frilly flowers in glorious solid and two-tone hues. They range in height from small (10-12 inches) to very tall (three feet or more), and are generally ...

The flowers are one of the most striking, with frilly yellow petals shading into orange, then diving into red, but variations from yellow to orange can occur. The long red stamens look more like ...

Have students research the various ways that flower pigments have been extracted and used throughout history. Students can create their own work of art using flowers pigments, and demonstrate their ...

We all delight in colorful landscapes. They enrich, add interest, draw attention, beautify, unify and complete our outdoor spaces. Beds full of flowers are a great way to add color, but they also ...