About Christopher Volpe

My name is Christopher Volpe. I’m an artist, writer, teacher and the editor of INSIDE ART. My first love was literature, and I taught and wrote professionally until a chance assignment to teach art history introduced me to American oil painting. I bought a set of paints and didn't look back, and though I’ve spent the last ten years as a professional artist, I’m still exploring and discovering new mediums, techniques, and creative approaches to making and looking at art.

The Ruined Tower

Icon of 19th century American painting Thomas Cole often found himself disillusioned with the very public he’d helped create for his work. Though he touched off the historically important Hudson River School style, by the [...]

By |2025-01-29T09:47:05-05:00January 29th, 2025|

All In the Family

Artist and author Larry Moore and his cousin Holly Barbo (who’s also an author) have uncovered an entire children’s book beautifully written and illustrated by their grandmother and shepherded it into print – nearly 100 [...]

By |2025-01-24T12:40:30-05:00January 24th, 2025|

Going Deep

Canadian artist Andrew Judd has won first place in the latest round of the monthly PleinAIr salon. Master Artist Dean Mitchell judged this round, winners of which were announced on Dec 30th and will be [...]

By |2025-01-22T12:06:10-05:00January 22nd, 2025|

Oh, Luscious Acrylic!

Rick J. Delanty, “Yosemite Snowfield,” acrylic, 12 x 9 in. Rick will demonstrate how this painting was created during “Acrylic Live,” the upcoming inaugural online event happening March 26-28, 2025. Check it out here. The [...]

By |2025-01-21T09:31:03-05:00January 21st, 2025|

On the Color Red

Red is the ultimate cure for sadness.   - Bill Blass Red is the rose, the heart, the passion, the lifeblood of the living. It’s also STOP, danger, the dreaded red pen, play with fire and [...]

By |2025-01-17T13:02:56-05:00January 17th, 2025|

The Poetic Seascape

Almost literally luminous, the seascapes of 19th century American artist William Trost Richards (1833 – 1905) can claim an honored place in the history of American landscape painting.  Though unjustly not exactly a household name, [...]

By |2025-01-15T14:58:09-05:00January 15th, 2025|
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