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Painting to Paint: Understanding A Young Artists Love for Creation

A Reflection on Maya Clark’s Interview and the Development of Her Artistic Voice Spending the afternoon with Maya, I discovered many things about her as an artist and as a log-rolling instructor. It was a Friday afternoon, and the trees were finally fading from green to orange. The sights of autumn did not match the temperature—it was a humid, almost sweaty day. We strolled from the business school to our final destination, the art…

by Grace Malley

Maya Clark: Defining Her Artistic Voice

Interview with a female emerging artist from Washington University in Saint Louis Name the Three main factors that go into making a piece “The three main factors that go into making a piece are usually lighting, subject, and narrative. For the most part, I try and create a narrative or the potential for one through my figure, its position in space, and the way it’s lit. For this piece I think that is pretty…

by Grace Malley

Borrowing Against Beauty: The New Era of Art Credit  

The Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report recorded a 12% decline in the global art market in 2024, a downturn that has accelerated the use of art-backed lending. This decline parallels the increasing size of the art-backed loan market, which is expected to increase by 20%, from $40 billion to $50 billion by 2027 (Deloitte Private and ArtTactic Art Report). The spike in loans is due to collectors’ reluctance to sell at low prices and adhere to the sentiment of the market. These loans are a…

by Grace Malley

Female Artists Set major records in 2025

Pieces of Pain Sell 2025 was an extraordinary year for female artists. If time has gotten in the way of keeping track, here is some intel. Two female artists with origins from the Global South have hit major accomplishments: Frida Kahlo and Marlene Dumas.  At a Christie’s auction in May 2025, Marlene Dumas’s Miss January (1997) fetched an $11.5 million hammer price, a number well within the estimate. The 71-year-old South African painter, who resides in Amsterdam, has had staggering sales…

by Grace Malley

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