There is nothing more remarkably peace-inducing than a beautiful seascape painting. William Trost Richards was renowned for his beautiful coastal seascapes of the New England coast in all sorts of ...
Read MoreThe native arts of the northern First Nations cultures of Canada have the same wide ranging types of art forms as those of the Indigenous cultures of the US. Osuitok Ipeelee participated in a Cana ...
Read MoreÉdouard Vuillard was a pivotal artist in the transition from representational and abstract art. He was a member of the Nabis group of painters, "nabi" a Hebrew word for prophet, i ...
Read More“Rites of passage” refer to cultures all over the world in which certain birthdays are celebrated as stepping stones to a new period of life. A Japanese example is Shichi-go-san. The n ...
Read MoreVordemberge-Gildewart was a major figure in the Concrete Art that developed in Europe in many countries as a form of pure abstraction. It encompassed many individual movements, including Construct ...
Read MoreTransformation can happen at any time—when youʼre listening to an artist talk, attending an art opening, reading a book, watching a documentary, or talking to a colleague. Allowing ourselves the ...
Read MoreWhen my high school got new laptops and Chromebooks for the students, a lot of the old technology was no longer needed. Rather than throw it all away, the school gave it to me for students to use in t ...
Read MoreArtists need to have thick skin. The week I wrote this article, I had received three rejections from galleries. Ouch. My colleague, a talented photographer and art teacher, received four during the sa ...
Read MorePainter Neil Jenney has been part of what the Whitney Museum called in 1978 New Image Painting. It is neither Pop-oriented or abstract. Jenney’s work emphasizes vigorous, exciting brush work ...
Read MoreAnders Ruhwald is an artist whose works blur the line between sculpture and design. One of his key interests is in the contrasting of textures of different materials. ...
Read MoreChris (DAZE) Ellis was part of the earliest group of American street artists to successfully transition to a career painting on canvas. He is also part of the generation of street artists who help ...
Read MoreNovember 1-7 is National Fig Week, and we celebrate with Baroque art! Just as very different painting styles co-existed in late Baroque France – the Rococo which catered to the nobility, and ...
Read MoreJürgen Mayer is part of a generation of young 21st century architect/designers who create forms that respect the surrounding environment, as well as paying tribute to the history of the locale. ...
Read MoreJames Siena is renowned for his intricate, circuit board-like geometric abstractions. Like many contemporary abstractionists, Siena follows a highly personal process in his colorful abstractions. ...
Read MoreIn the mid- to late-1800s, there many American artists like Homer Dodge Martin who adapted the romantic element of Hudson River School painting, with the contemporary interest in misty atmosphere ...
Read MoreThis past weekend we laid to rest my dear father-in-law. He was always a big fan of the color changes to the trees in the fall in New England, which is peaking right about now. I am dedicating this we ...
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