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Weddin': Ellen Curtis

Monday, September 10, 2012 | Karl Cole

Since I got married over the weekend, I thought I’d present to you something you’re probably not used to seeing: a wedding dress in brown (no, I’m not wearing a dress at my wedding!) ...

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Oil Painting in Italy: Antonello da Messina

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 | Karl Cole

I really love the Philadelphia Museum of Art, especially the monastery-like room in which I saw this painting displayed. I also really like getting the side-eye from this guy, because this artist is o ...

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Celebrating Back-to-School: Winslow Homer

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 | Karl Cole

My nieces and nephew return to school this week, and I thought we should celebrate with an image of school in American art. With a twist, of course. I’ve written about Winslow Homer before in th ...

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Color: Léopold Survage

Monday, August 20, 2012 | Karl Cole

I’m a sucker for color in any artist’s work, any medium. I am always intrigued by artists who seem to go through phases (much like Picasso), because, as a painter, I don’t see it in ...

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Samplers: Margaret Stevenson

Monday, August 13, 2012 | Karl Cole

Embroidered and stitched decoration on fabrics one of the oldest art forms in the world, vying with ceramics for that honor. Davis Art Images recently acquired digital images of works of art from The ...

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An Olympics Ode: George Bellows

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 | Karl Cole

Because I was just amazed by a recent showing of fencing at the London Olympics, I decided to dedicate this post to the 2012 Olympics, and feature a painting of a sport that is played in the Summer Ol ...

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Thoughts About Abstraction: Totoya Hokkei

Monday, July 30, 2012 | Karl Cole

Abstraction is any art that does not represent observed aspects of nature or transforms visible forms into a stylized image. Another definition (which I prefer) is that abstraction is the extreme simp ...

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Texture in (surprise!) Architecture

Monday, July 23, 2012 | Karl Cole

One of the Elements of Art is Texture. When one thinks of texture in art, it usually conjures up images of sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and, sometimes, painting. I dare say last on the list of art f ...

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A Look at Bridges: The Iron Bridge

Monday, July 16, 2012 | Karl Cole

I have always had a fascination with bridge construction. How can one not look at them as art? I also have a fear of some bridges, such as those that carry you over a deep, deep chasm. But let’s ...

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Celebrating Ships: James Bard

Monday, July 9, 2012 | Karl Cole

This week the Tall Ships came to Boston, as they usually do to help celebrate the 4th of July. It’s a thrilling spectacle; especially since these are ships from all over the world. This year it ...

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Wildfires in the West: George Catlin

Monday, July 2, 2012 | Karl Cole

I wish all of you a Happy Fourth of July! In celebrating living in the awesome United States of America, I would like to take time to focus your attention on the wildfires in the West, particularly Co ...

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A Horse is a Horse, Of Course

Monday, June 25, 2012 | Karl Cole

I’m always interested in artistic motifs that seem particularly important to certain cultures. What motif recurs in our world now? We’re so bombarded with imagery in contemporary society t ...

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What is "Contemporary Art"? Yoshitomo Nara

Monday, June 18, 2012 | Karl Cole

What comes to mind when you think “contemporary art”? I find it interesting that Picasso and Abstract Expressionism are still considered, by some, to be “contemporary” in ...

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Thoughts on Still Life: Willem Kalf

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | Karl Cole

I like to contemplate terms that are used by art historians. One of them is “still life.” In French it’s nature morte (dead nature) and in German it’s Stillleben (sti ...

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Being Human in Contemporary Art: Tony Oursler

Monday, June 4, 2012 | Karl Cole

There are many artists who have personal visions. Some I am fascinated by, and by some I am left wondering. I’m not quite sure where I stand with Tony Oursler. I went to an installation of his w ...

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Memorial Day: Mathew Brady

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | Karl Cole

I think it’s appropriate—with so many new veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars—to salute American soldiers this Memorial Day. My daddy was a veteran of the army in World War I ...

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Weddin': Ellen Curtis

Oil Painting in Italy: Antonello da Messina

Celebrating Back-to-School: Winslow Homer

Color: Léopold Survage

Samplers: Margaret Stevenson

An Olympics Ode: George Bellows

Thoughts About Abstraction: Totoya Hokkei

Texture in (surprise!) Architecture

A Look at Bridges: The Iron Bridge

Celebrating Ships: James Bard

Wildfires in the West: George Catlin

A Horse is a Horse, Of Course

What is "Contemporary Art"? Yoshitomo Nara

Thoughts on Still Life: Willem Kalf

Being Human in Contemporary Art: Tony Oursler

Memorial Day: Mathew Brady

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