Archive for July 2023
Fashion Forward – Photographer Jon Wong
Breaking into the LA fashion photography industry takes hard work and focus but Jon Wong is on the move and taking his career to the next level. His compelling portraits and distinct style make him a stand out in a competitive market. Where are you from?Los Angeles, CA. I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley. What…
Read MoreTop 10 Best Animated TV Shows From Chuck Sheetz
Chuck Sheetz knows a thing or two about careers in animation as an Emmy Award-winning Director of The Simpsons and Professor at UCLA Theater Film and Television. These are his picks for the top 10 TV shows he thinks young animators should watch and study. Want more animation career advice from Chuck Sheetz? Check out What do UCLA and…
Read MoreBridging Art And Mental Health – Painted Brain
Dave Leon, the founder and director of Painted Brain answers some questions for Artzray about the intersection of art, mental health and community. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is driven in his work with Painted Brain by a vision of a world in which mental illness is truly accepted as one more aspect of…
Read MoreWildlife Photographer India Bulkeley Is Living the Wild Life
India Bulkeley followed her passion. Now she is a wildlife photographer living in Kenya, seeking nature’s most candid moments and working the best job in the world. Behind the scenes, she is building her social media following along with her artistic confidence. India is in Kenya. No, your geography knowledge isn’t wrong. Wildlife photographer and Naibor Camp Manager…
Read MoreFind Your Audience With The Artists’ Platform
Looking for a platform to showcase your creative work? The Artists’ Platform (TAP) has arrived. Fresh off of its debut showcase, TAP is ready to pick up the momentum with a jam-packed season of dance, music, literature, and visual art. The best part is… you can join in on the action. As the name suggests, this LA-based company…
Read MoreTop 4 Skills for Aspiring Artists to Enhance Your Versatility
The starving artist. It’s as cliché, and so is the “crazy artist” (think Van Gogh and that missing ear). None of these myths need to be the truth about working artists. The fact is that artists can and do make a living with their artistic skills. This is because many of them don’t just think…
Read MoreTwo Animators Talk About Careers, Art and Life
Leading parallel lives, animators Will Cuna and Drew Adams met in high school through the Ryman Arts program, but hadn’t caught up with each other for almost 10 years. Both were trained at CalArts and have both gone on to successful careers – one at DreamWorks the other at Disney. Will is originally from the Philippines, but grew up…
Read MoreYoungArts: More Than A Competition
Before my week spent observing the workshops and performances for winners of YoungArts Los Angeles, I knew of this program by reputation alone. I knew, for example, that it attracts some of the nation’s most promising young talent in the visual, literary, and performing arts. I also knew that after a week of master classes led by…
Read MoreArt + Science Align for Space Artist Estevan Guzman
Estevan Mykhail Guzman is an artist and animator at the Griffith Observatory, in Los Angeles, CA who self-identifies as a “space artist”. With such high interest all over the country in astronomy due to the recent solar eclipse, we wanted to know how he came to have such an usual job and what got him into this…
Read MoreCarlos Nieto III Paints a Halloween Skull
Want to get in the mood for Halloween? Enjoy this fast paint video by Carlos Nieto III. In celebration of Halloween and Day of the Dead traditions, Carlos Nieto III did a fast paint of a spooky skull in his studio for Artzray. Carlos is an artist of Colombian roots born and raised in Los Angeles.…
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