Artist of the day

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Artist of the Day, August 29, 2026 : Jim Henderson, an American photographer, digital artist (#2618)

Jim Henderson is an American fine art photographer, director, and visual designer known for his sharp compositions and deep-rooted documentary exploration of small-town Americana. Before transitioning behind the camera full-time, he spent over two decades working as an award-winning advertising Art Director and Creative Director. This corporate tenure deeply influenced his photography practice, providing him with a meticulous eye for graphic framing and geometric symmetry.

A core segment of Henderson's portfolio documents contemporary American heartland traditions across states like Iowa and South Dakota. Rather than capturing chaotic event highlights, he favors quiet, candid moments, such as fog-laden fair midways at dawn and unposed, behind-the-scenes portraits at regional rodeos.

As an avid landscape and street photographer, Henderson also logs extensive expeditions across natural ecosystems like Sequoia National Park, where he uses a lone human figure to draw contrast against ancient, monumental trees. His international travel journals further explore cultural portraiture and urban layout across Cuba, Spain, Italy, Peru, and Ireland. Operating out of Minnesota, Henderson manages his active print lab, where he sells curated art prints, canvas editions, and custom graphic banners.

Being a photographer, art director and designer by trade, Henderson started making personalized posters of people’s dogs in the style of retro travel posters! He makes these using an Ai program combined with some photoshop work and his design aesthetic; each one uniquely made of your dog.

© 2026. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Jim Henderson or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only

Jim Henderson

At the studio

Untitled 2018-20

City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain

County Fair, Cherokee, Iowa

Cuba

Elderly Cowboy Reflecting

Eucharistic pinnacles
Basilica of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona

Florence, Italy

Lismore Castle
Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland

Rodeo, Cherokee, Iowa

Sequoia Natl Park

Being a photographer, art director and designer by trade, Henderson started making personalized posters of people’s dogs in the style of retro travel posters! He makes these using an Ai program combined with some Photoshop work and his design aesthetic; each one uniquely made of your dog.

Friday, August 28, 2026

Artist of the Day, August 28, 2026 : Cleon Peterson, an American emerging graphic artist, illustrator (#2617)

Cleon Peterson (1973) is an accomplished American contemporary artist whose large-scale paintings and murals explore power dynamics, authority, and societal structures. After earning degrees from the ArtCenter College of Design and Cranbrook Academy of Art, he developed his career in graphic design, notably collaborating with Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One before transitioning fully to fine art.

His distinctive aesthetic employs a stark, high-contrast palette—primarily black and white figures accented with red—to depict stylized, high-stakes conflict. This approach serves as a modern commentary on systemic tension and historical hierarchies. Peterson's work has been featured in major international public art initiatives, including a landmark mural beneath the Eiffel Tower for Nuit Blanche Paris and projects at the Palais de Tokyo.

Critical reception highlights Peterson's capacity to stimulate meaningful dialogue regarding complex social realities. While his confrontational subject matter frequently invites institutional debate regarding the representation of conflict in public spaces, major exhibitions have been recognized by cultural commentators for rigorously addressing the deep divisions within contemporary socio-political landscapes.

© 2026. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Cleon Peterson or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only