Title: Two Pears on a Tabletop, c. 1866 Artist: Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880) Autumn is often considered nature’s most mellow time, without the sometimes extreme conditions of summer and winter. […]
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Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Winslow Homer & Auguste Renoir—Art of Sewing
Title: Young Woman Sewing, 1876 Artist: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) Title: Young Woman Sewing, 1879 Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) In the public domain, courtesy of the National […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through Artist’s Eyes–Van Gogh’s Neighborhood, Your Neighborhood
During the autumn months, would you like to revitalize and enrich your life through your favorite artists and their works of art? For the next several weeks, we will be […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of Food–A Perfect Summer Dessert, Strawberries and Cream
Do you need some refreshment during what might be a long hot summer where you live? Or even if the weather is enjoyable, the temperatures moderate with an uplifting […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Last Days of Summer–Winslow Homer, A Special Treat by the Sea
Title: Berry Pickers Artist: Winslow Homer, 1836-1910 Have you ever picked blue berries by the sea? In this vibrant watercolor, American master Winslow Homer captures a gathering of children engaged […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of Angels–Winged Beauty, Asleep Among the Heavenly Clouds
Title: Winged Figure, 1889 Artist: Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921) For more on this work of art, click: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/59798/winged-figure
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Winslow Homer–Maine Coast, The Approaching Wave
Title: Cannon Rock, 1895 Artist: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) To learn more about this work of art, click: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11113 The Metropolitan Museum of Art does […]
Arts Everyday Living: Have You Heard of This Artist?—Through the Eyes of An American in Paris
DISCOVERING NEW ARTISTS In the Cafe, 1882-1884 Artist: Fernand Lungren (1857-1932) The art of Fernand Lungren has tended to be overlooked. An American, Lungren resided in Paris for a […]
Arts Everyday Living: Celebrating Women’s History–Sarah Miriam Peale, an Early American Artist
A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS Title: Mary Leypold Griffith, 1841 Artist: Sarah Miriam Peale (1800-1885) FAST FACTS: Born in 1800 in Philadelphia, belonging to the Peale […]
Arts Everyday Living: John Singer Sargent–Portrait of a Debutante, Soon to Be a Bride
Title: Miss Grace Woodhouse, 1890 Artist: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) American master John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) created over 900 portraits during the Gilded Age in the late 19th and early […]
