Four Art Stories Worth a Coffee Break
A looted Kandinsky, a hidden Monet, an unseen van Gogh, and Joni Mitchell’s NEWS.
The Portrait Painter Who Erased Himself
Who was Joshua Johnson, one of America's first black professional artists?
The Pull of the Point
How Acadia's dramatic shoreline captured artists' attention — and never let go
Every Autumn Painting Is Really About Time
5 Famous Fall Paintings From Art History
The Question Every Portrait Asks
How 20th-century artists like Alice Neel, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse redefined portraiture once it stopped being about power and started being about presence.
Painting Up a Storm
Explore Arthur Lismer's iconic painting "A September Gale, Georgian Bay" and the Group of Seven's complicated legacy in Canadian landscape art.
How Monet Painted the Wind (In a Single Afternoon)
Discover how Monet captured fleeting summer light and wind in "Woman with a Parasol" — a plein air masterclass in Impressionist technique.
The Alchemist of Montmartre: How Degas Reinvented Pastel
Discover how Edgar Degas combined pastel with gouache, monotype, and crushed pigment to push the medium beyond its limits — and what artists can learn from it.
Happy 250th, America! 🇺🇸
Childe Hassam’s patriotic obsession
Perfect Is Overrated
The secret to a more compelling composition isn’t mirror-like symmetry — it’s knowing how to achieve balance without it.