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Artist Birthday: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915 Japan)

Thursday, September 10, 2026 | Karl Cole

Kiyochika Kobayashi was undoubtedly one of the late, great masters of the Ukiyo-e style in the late 1800s Japan. He brilliantly blended tradition with Western influences. ...

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Artist Birthday: Robert Arneson (1930-1992 US)

Friday, September 4, 2026 | Karl Cole

Robert Arneson was part of the West Coast version of the Pop Art scene. He was also part of the studio pottery movement, which helped raise the profile of ceramics to the level of fine art. ...

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September Contemplated with Claude Monet (1840-1926 France)

Thursday, September 3, 2026 | Karl Cole

You might know I would use any excuse to show a Monet. This may be one Monet with which you are not familiar, but it is a wonderful prefiguration of his rapidly developing Impressionist style and pale ...

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Artist Birthday: Rudolf Belling (1886-1972 Germany)

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Karl Cole

Rudolf Belling is considered the outstanding example of modernism applied to classic sculpture subjects. He was influenced by Cubism, Neo-Plasticism, Constructivism, and De Stijl. ...

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Artist Birthday: Doug LaFortune (born 1953, Coast Salish First Nations, Bellingham, WA)

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Karl Cole

Like the many other indigenous cultures of the US, the Coast Salish and other Northwest Coast cultures possess a rich, multifaceted artistic culture. Northwest Coast indigenous artists such as sculpto ...

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Late Summer Color: Theodore Robinson (1852-1896 US)

Monday, August 24, 2026 | Karl Cole

This is certainly one of the most French-Impression-like Theodore Robinson paintings that I can show you. He certainly mastered Monet’s “broken color” technique. No wonder he’s ...

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Artist Birthday: Eero Saarinen (1910-1962 US, born Finland)

Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Karl Cole

Having flown into Dulles Airport two times in my life, once at 9 years old, and once in my 30s, I can honestly say it is one of the most stunningly beautiful airports I’ve ever traveled through. ...

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Artist Birthday: Suh Do-Ho (born 1962 South Korea)

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Karl Cole

The outstanding history of Korean art continues to the present day with a contemporary art scene that is one of the most vital in the current art world. Suh Do-Ho is an amazing artist whose works conf ...

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Artist Birthday: John Koch (1909-1978 US)

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | Karl Cole

Since the 1500s, genre paintings – scenes of everyday life – have become a standard part of fine art’s repertoire of subject matter. Genre painting is fascinating not just because it ...

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Labors of the Month, August: Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525-1569 Flanders)

Monday, August 17, 2026 | Karl Cole

Paintings or manuscript illustrations of the “labors of the months” is an art subject that is as old as the hills, both Western and non-Western art. These cycles were meant to remind peopl ...

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Artist Birthday: Dwight Tryon (1849-1925 US)

Thursday, August 13, 2026 | Karl Cole

The Tonalism movement in painting was a late 1800s style which approximated some of the goals of Impressionism, but was more about filmy form and atmospheric precision. Dwight Tryon’s misty land ...

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World Calligraphy Day: Art by Mughal Artist

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Karl Cole

As a person who was taught cursive writing in grade school, and who everyday writes in cursive to present my blogs, articles, and art historical content, I can vouch that I am a full-on calligraphy Lo ...

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This Day in History 11 August, 1180: Passing of William of Sens (France)

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | Karl Cole

If you are a big fan of Gothic European architecture, then you will realize that today marks the day in 1180 when the French architect died who introduced the first of the French Gothic style into a B ...

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Gem of the Month: Lino Tagliapietra (born 1934 Italy)

Monday, August 10, 2026 | Karl Cole

August's Gem of the Month is also this artist's birthday! I have been to the so-called Island of Glass, Murano, off the coast of Venice. I have rarely been so wowed by an art process as I was when I s ...

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National Dog Month: Art by Colima Culture (ca. 800s BCE-1521 Mexico)

Friday, August 7, 2026 | Karl Cole

During the month of August, National Dog Month celebrates our adorable dog friends, smack in the middle of the dog days of summer. Milk-Bone® brand dog biscuits founded National Dog Month in 2020 ...

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Artist Birthday: Jess (Jess Collins, 1923-2004 US)

Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Karl Cole

Jess was a truly unique and versatile artist in many art forms. He is best known for his incredibly complex collages, but that does not even scratch the surface of his amazing body of work. He was tru ...

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Artist Birthday: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915 Japan)

Artist Birthday: Robert Arneson (1930-1992 US)

September Contemplated with Claude Monet (1840-1926 France)

Artist Birthday: Rudolf Belling (1886-1972 Germany)

Artist Birthday: Doug LaFortune (born 1953, Coast Salish First Nations, Bellingham, WA)

Late Summer Color: Theodore Robinson (1852-1896 US)

Artist Birthday: Eero Saarinen (1910-1962 US, born Finland)

Artist Birthday: Suh Do-Ho (born 1962 South Korea)

Artist Birthday: John Koch (1909-1978 US)

Labors of the Month, August: Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525-1569 Flanders)

Artist Birthday: Dwight Tryon (1849-1925 US)

World Calligraphy Day: Art by Mughal Artist

This Day in History 11 August, 1180: Passing of William of Sens (France)

Gem of the Month: Lino Tagliapietra (born 1934 Italy)

National Dog Month: Art by Colima Culture (ca. 800s BCE-1521 Mexico)

Artist Birthday: Jess (Jess Collins, 1923-2004 US)

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