The Pull of the Point
How Acadia's dramatic shoreline captured artists' attention — and never let go
The Oxbow Manifesto
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 [...]
Every Autumn Painting Is Really About Time
5 Famous Fall Paintings From Art History
A Scientist and an Artist Go for a Walk in the Woods….
We can disagree about what’s true or not and how relatively important or unimportant art might be, but art doesn’t care.
No Single Portrait Could Hold This
One artist’s powerful portrayal of female friendship
Sunshine on a Brush
Despite living far from the ocean, Spanish realist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida surely had saltwater running through his veins.
Finding Inspiration Close to Home
Daniel Gerhartz demonstrates his painting process step by step.
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.
Why Kevin Macpherson Never Stopped Running Away From Home
And why he believes travel, not comfort, is essential to a creative life