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 [...]
10 qualities that are the most important
Researchers say yes -- and it can even prolong your life
It’s the quality of the artist’s involvement in the subject and the amount of mind, heart, and soul he or she gets into the painting – by any means necessary – that matters most.
Matt Ryder on Painting Rocks and Flowers
A Guest Column by Spanish Realist Daniel Coves
Two painters, one year — and two completely different visions of the season.
