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Forever in Hope by Therese Boisclair, Forever in Hope, mixed media, 24″ x 30″ x 1.5″

Therese Boisclair ~ Featured Artist of the Week

By Renee Phillips 6 Comments

"Seeking the Light" About Thérèse Boisclair: Inspired by a desire to express the beauty of the natural world, Thérèse Boisclair captures the atmospheric sensations of landscapes in alluring abstract works of art. She enjoys combining the bold … Continue reading this article...

Stay For A Moment, photography, available in different sizes.

The Healing Power of Color 2025 Exhibition

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

Welcome to “The Healing Power of Color” 2025 Invitational Exhibition! For Maximum Enjoyment View this Online Exhibition on the Largest Monitor You Have! Take Your Time! Enjoy Viewing the Art and Reading the Artists' Statements! The artists in … Continue reading this article...

Abstracts 6.1, Untitled #44, digital photography, 25″ x 25″

About “The Healing Power of Color” 2025 Exhibition

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April 20 - June 20, 2025 This exhibition provides a spectacular presentation of art by artists who are members of one or more of our online galleries — Manhattan Arts International and The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS — and/or from our Art … Continue reading this article...

Frantisek Strouhal

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"Art Embracing Awareness" About Frantisek Strouhal: Frantisek Strouhal is an esteemed visual artist and poet based in the serene West Kootenay region, in British Columbia. He is renowned for his innovative mixed-media artworks. His signature style, … Continue reading this article...

The Way. Gai Protection Meditation, watercolor pens and acrylic on vellum, 18" x 18"

Artists Featured in Art Reviews

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

Extraordinary Works of Art in Different Styles and Mediums This series was launched by my passion for writing about art and artists who I felt deserved to receive world acclaim. I invite you to dive into a treasure trove of superior art in different … Continue reading this article...

Wood Nymph, from Guimond's Soul Fragments Series

Guimond Creates Dynamic Paintings with Colorful Fractal Patterns

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Guimond creates ebullient paintings with a rhythmic interplay of bold, vibrant colors, dynamic geometric and fractal patterns, and curvilinear organic forms. Her human and nature-inspired subjects exude a scintillating energy that lifts our spirits … Continue reading this article...

Painting by Claude Monet. Public domain.

Art Enhances Brain Function and Well-Being

By Renee Phillips 40 Comments

There is an increasing amount of scientific evidence that proves art enhances brain function. It has an impact on brain wave patterns and emotions, the nervous system, and can actually raise serotonin levels. Art can change a person’s outlook and the … Continue reading this article...

Nicole Cromwell, artist, instructor, healer and "World Changer"

Nicole Cromwell Artist, Former Nurse and One of Our World Changers

By Renee Phillips 1 Comment

She is Improving the Medical Community and Beyond Through Creativity It is a pleasure and honor to have inducted Nicole Cromwell into our "World Changers", a series about extraordinary Artists like her who are contributing to improving the world. I … Continue reading this article...

J. M. W. Turner, Caernarvon Castle Date: 1799, watercolor on paper, 82.5 x 57 cm, Romanticism Genre: landscape. Photo: Public Domain. wikiart.org

The Four Elements in Art and What They Express

By Renee Phillips 1 Comment

The Four Elements: Earth, Water, Air and Fire are fundamental building blocks of life that exist in the physical world. These substances that compose the physical universe are visible in the lakes, streams and oceans, mountains, rocks and soil, the … Continue reading this article...

Vincent van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles, 1888, oil on canvas, 28.3″ × 35.4″. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Photo: public domain. wikipedia.org

Dozens of Facts About The Power of Color

By Renee Phillips 10 Comments

For this article I spent hundreds of exhilarating hours over the years doing research and compiling information. It contains dozens of facts about the power of color. The power of color is inescapable. Color affects your behavior, moods, and … Continue reading this article...

André Derain, Charing Cross Bridge, 1906, oil on canvas, 80.3 x 100.3. Photo: Public Domain in the U.S.

Famous Inspirational Quotes About Nature

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

The Words of Artists, Writers, Poets and More Nature Lovers The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS has an online art gallery and presents online art exhibitions on different themes. A popular one is nature.  Our  online art exhibitions "The Healing … Continue reading this article...

After Labor Day, acrylic and epoxy over plaster, 48” x 48”

Marni Spencer-Devlin Creates Joyful, Abstract Sculptural Paintings

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Marni is a color virtuoso with a bold, sophisticated and confident approach to creating large-scale sculptural paintings. They emanate a scintillating healing energy that revitalizes the viewer. She infuses her abstract expressionist works of art … Continue reading this article...

Cosmos IV, oil on board, 34” x 48”

Rohit Shah Creates Formidable and Transcendent “Cosmos” Paintings

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Rohit Shah creates formidable paintings that illuminate his superior proficiency in the realm of Abstract Expressionism and his spontaneous use of color, gestural brushstrokes, and impactful design. His resplendent “Cosmos” series of oil paintings … Continue reading this article...

Paganini Flower Blossom by Mark Levin

Mark Levin Creates Wood Sculpture with Aesthetic Beauty and Functionality

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Mark Levin creates masterful wood sculpture and artful furniture. A sublime elegance permeates his creations for which he combines elements of aesthetic beauty with purposeful meaning, form and function. Mark’s works of art simulate the forms … Continue reading this article...

Moon in Cancer, Acrylic on Canvas, 40"x 30"

Roopa Dudley

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

"Roopa's Major Arcanum" About Roopa Dudley:  Roopa Dudley is widely acclaimed as "The Chess Painter". Her bold, colorful and dramatic paintings in her inimitable style of realism engage the senses and challenge the imagination. They provoke … Continue reading this article...

Risen Glory, Acrylic, 18" x 24"

David G. Rickman

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About David G. Rickman: David G. Rickman is a contemporary impressionist painter, drawing and painting inspirations based on his personal experiences in the southern coastal areas of Alabama and Florida.  His paintings develop "from dreams, memories, … Continue reading this article...

My Other Home

Janice Phelps Williams

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"A Beautiful World" About Janice Phelps Williams: Janice creates uplifting nature-inspired art with a delightful profusion of joyful colors, engaging organic forms, rhythmic compositions, and inspirational messages. Janice's creative versatility … Continue reading this article...

Sun Kissed, mixed media, diptych, 30" x 80"

Nimi Trehan

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"Environmentally Yours" Nimi Trehan is a Maryland-based artist whose vibrant, expressive paintings draw inspiration from the cultural richness of her native India and the dynamic beauty of nature. Title of Series of Art Shown here: … Continue reading this article...

Hummingbird with Purple Columbines, acrylic on canvas, 20x16 by Judy Hatlen

Judy Hatlen

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

"Nature's Most Fragile Elements" About Judy Hatlen: Judy Hatlen creates awe-inspiring paintings that celebrate the diverse and miraculous beauty that exists in our natural world. Through her art she conveys her bouyant, optimistic philosophy and … Continue reading this article...

Rhapsody in Bloom, acrylic on canvas, 36” x 36”

Mitchell Rodbell Creates Vibrant Nature-Inspired Paintings that Evoke Joie de Vivre

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Mitchell Rodbell creates resplendent nature-inspired paintings. With an exuberant color palette and gestural, tactile brushstrokes he produces rhythmic compositions that exude feelings of enchantment, bliss and harmony. Mitchell’s idyllic … Continue reading this article...

Frantisek Strouhal and Chantal Robert: Founders of Global Symphony for a United World

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"Art Embracing Awareness" It is an honor to add Frantisek Strouhal and Chantal Robert to our series of "World Changers". They are founders of Global Symphony for a United World, (GSUW), a mission guided by their concept of  "Art Embracing … Continue reading this article...

Basket, Oil Painting on Canvas, 23" x 16"

Debora Levy

By Renee Phillips 5 Comments

The "Still Life" in Contemporary Realism About Debora Levy:  Debora excels in using a variety of materials -- from gold leaf, acrylic, to oils, cold wax, inks, and dry media. Most recently Debora has been creating gorgeous realistic oil paintings … Continue reading this article...

More Articles about Art, Artists and Healing

World Changer Carole Claude T. Shares Excerpts From Her Enlightening Ebook

By Renee Phillips 2 Comments

A World Changer and Modern Sage Carole Claude T. is an artist and writer whose quintessential artistic style embraces her … Continue...

Karen Johnston Artist and Founder of The H.O.P.E. Ministry

By Renee Phillips 6 Comments

A Community that Supports and Shares The Healing Journey Karen Johnston is an extraordinary intuitive, abstract painter and … Continue...

Edi Matsumoto, David F. Burke and Marta Gonzalez Received Special Recognition Art Awards

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Edi Matsumoto, David F. Burke, and Marta Gonzalez are featured in this article for having received Special Recognition Art Awards … Continue...

Maureen McCabe

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Betsy Cole Finds Herself Again in Art

By Guest Writer 2 Comments

Betsy Cole is an artist who expresses her feelings in free-flowing colorful abstract paintings. She reminds us of the importance … Continue...

#GivingTuesday 2021

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Transforming Communities and Improving Lives Worldwide #GivingTuesday was started in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y — a cultural … Continue...

Life-Changing Art Programs for Children

By Renee Phillips 1 Comment

Helping Children Heal, Grow and Excel Through Creativity Children benefit from expressing their creativity and art programs for … Continue...

“The Healing Power of Art Inspired by Nature” 2024 Exhibition

By Renee Phillips 13 Comments

View Some of the Art from this Invitational Exhibition September 29 – December 2, 2024 Curated by Renee Phillips, Founder / … Continue...

“Embedded Messages” Exhibition Examines The Current Polarized Political Climate

By Guest Writer 3 Comments

"Embedded Messages" is a multi-media, multi-medium installation of artwork by eight women artists: Sally Edelstein; Justyne … Continue...

Using Art to Deal with Trauma

By Renee Phillips 1 Comment

For most of us our environment is generally nurturing and positive, but for some, it can be traumatic, such as experiencing … Continue...

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The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS (HPAA) is an initiative of Manhattan Arts International, NYC, NY. It was founded in 2015 by Renée Phillips, artists’ advocate & mentor, and also Founder, Director & Curator of Manhattan Arts International. As a community of artists, writers and advocates we believe ART & ARTISTS are positive catalysts for enhancing the well-being of individuals, society and the environment. ART & ARTISTS have the power to bring positive change to the world.

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Passion, mixed media, 12" x 24" x 1.5" by Therese Boisclair

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