Two Ways to See Spring
Two painters, one year — and two completely different visions of the season.
3 Essential Steps to Creating Your Best Paintings Yet
Thomas W. Schaller shares 3 truths that can help save you from unnecessary moments of frustration, doubt, and discouragement.
What Do Jurors Actually Look For? Here’s the Truth.
15 qualities that elevate a painting from simply successful to truly exceptional
Before the Mona Lisa, There Were Monsters
Leonardo’s Obsession With Weird Faces
What Monet, the Russians, and a Maryland Pastelist Have in Common
The answer is simpler than you think — and more radical than you'd expect.
Why Every Great Painting Starts With Science
C.W. Mundy explains the foundational truths every artist — and collector — should know.
Why Art Historians Got Cézanne’s Watercolors Wrong for Decades
One painting tells the whole story — and it will change the way you think about watercolor forever.
Something’s Not Quite Right
Meet the Spanish painter whose sun-drenched canvases hide gray clouds behind every pair of sunglasses.
What Makes a Winning Painting?
The December Salon Judge Tells All
A Master Class in Joy
Renoir’s “Spring Bouquet”