Considered among the most important American paintings, Thomas Cole’s 1836 "The Oxbow" is a manifesto, not just of nineteenth-century American art but for the social role that American art can still play.  England-born artist Thomas [...]

We can disagree about what’s true or not and how relatively important or unimportant art might be, but art doesn’t care.

Despite living far from the ocean, Spanish realist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida surely had saltwater running through his veins. 

By Christopher Volpe “In summer,” says poet William Carlos Williams, “the song sings itself.”  If these paintings are any guide, to invite summer into your paintings, you have to let it be itself by putting [...]

Researchers say yes -- and it can even prolong your life

A Guest Column by Spanish Realist Daniel Coves