Nick Friend

Earn an easy +20 points today: Rate some art!

Hey All - a LOT of you posted your art for rating yesterday, and those pieces are waiting on scores. Rate 5 pieces today and you earn +20 points. It's one tap per piece, and it takes a couple of minut…

They Just Told a Court Your Name Is a Genre Label

Suno, one of the largest AI music generators, just filed a motion in federal court arguing that using Jason Isbell's name in their system is protected speech. Their actual argument? That artist names…

New Feature: PORTFOLIO SECTIONS -- show everything you make (especially for you photographers who also do portraits, weddings, events, etc. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR OTHER WORK!)

Hey All - your profile can now show ALL of your work, not just one kind. Add sections, name them whatever you want (Weddings, Portraits, Jewelry, Ceramics...), and each one shows on your profile under…

Spotlighting Sam Kerekes (ROVAS ART) — Issue NO. 97

We just featured Sam Kerekes on Instagram and Facebook this week. Working from the Gold Coast, Sam has built a body of more than 2,000 digital works that weave together his Hungarian heritage and Aust…

Spotlighting Lessette — Issue NO. 96 of our series

We just spotlighted Lessette on Instagram and Facebook this week. For over forty years, Lessette Kornegay has been making art that speaks to healing — on canvas, in metal, and in song from her home ba…

Prada Just Made a Choice That Says Everything

Prada could have used AI. They literally did for their Summer 2026 campaign. And then, for the holidays, they called a 75 year old Disney animator and asked him to draw everything by hand. The Summer…

New Feature: VIRTUAL GALLERIES -- walk through your art in 3D

Hey All - we just launched Virtual Galleries, and we want you testing it. It turns your art into a 3D gallery anyone can walk through, on a computer or a phone. Here's what it does: you already have o…

Spotlighting Michelle McAdams — Issue NO. 95 of our series

We just spotlighted Michelle McAdams on Instagram and Facebook this week. Working from Salem under the name McAdamations, Michelle creates wildlife and pet portraits in digital colored pencil that cap…

The Next Elvis Won't Pick Up a Guitar

The lawyers for Elvis Presley's estate filed a lawsuit against AI music company Suno this week. But buried in the 51 pages of legal arguments is a line that should stop every working artist cold: "The…

Spotlighting Jacqueline H-Botquelen — Issue NO. 94 of our series

We just spotlighted Jacqueline H-Botquelen on Instagram and Facebook this week. Working in France with acrylic inks, paints, and collage, Jacqueline builds layered abstractions that map the invisible…