Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750) stormed the art world of 17th century Amsterdam with talent and passion that would not be suppressed. She was the oldest of seven children, and during her long professional painting career (60 [...]
Monet’s water lily paintings, "Les Nymphéas,” invite us to dream. It’s easy to become lost in their bejeweled surfaces and shadowy depths, where watery reflections flow beneath the dissolving forms of flowers. “Those with nerves [...]
Bob Rohm ("Harmonious Landscapes") has been painting most of his life. He received classical art training at the York Academy of Arts in Pennsylvania. Known for his ability to capture the poetry of light, he [...]
At this time of year in North America, the sunsets seem to smolder, and the backlit trees resonate with a feeling of mystery, depth, and isolation. During the golden age of American landscape painting, no [...]
“October is the month for painted leaves. Their rich glow now flashes round the world. As fruits and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint just before they fall, so the year near [...]
Plein Air Live is the largest, professionally run, live learning opportunity for plein air artists. Two dozen of the country’s leading plein air artists will be giving live demos, answering questions, and sharing their tips, tricks, [...]
“Spirit” by George Roux (above) is an almost whimsical rendering of turn-of-the-century ideas about “phantasmagoria,” that is, disembodied spirits and ghosts. The glowing spirit of a beautiful young woman, her dress trailing into transparency, runs [...]
One of the greatest paintings of the 19th century, JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire depicts a formerly glorious jewel of the British Royal Navy being towed to "her last berth" for retirement from service and ultimate [...]
You can learn almost everything you need to know about composition by closely studying successful ones. To that end, we recently invited you, our readers, to send us paintings for our “Compose Yourself!” series of [...]
Some artists create paintings that are like love letters to the visible world. Maybe it happens like this: The creative imagination receives a gift from nature in the shape of an apple, a bowl, a [...]
