Title: Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Imagine if you only had a few days to capture the Mediterranean Sea, its endless horizon extending beyond in varied […]
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Arts Everyday Living: Take an Art Walk with Van Gogh, from Holland to the South of France
THROUGH AN ARTIST’S EYES: LEARNING TO LIVE CREATIVELY ART WALKS WITH VAN GOGH, PART I Tomorrow I will be presenting the first class of a three part series […]
Arts Everyday Living: Dreaming of Butterflies–Royalty of the Garden, A Fleeting Existence
Title: Five Butterflies, c. 1912 Odilon Redon (1840-1916) Butterflies live for such a short time, on the average, a week or two, although some species endure a number of months. […]
Arts Everyday Living: More Dreams of Redon—Have You Seen the Floating Flowers?
Vision, Vase of Flowers, 1900 Odilon Redon (1840-1916) Do you recognize the wildflowers? Likely picked from a field in the French countryside more than a century ago. Poppies, […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Redon, the Dreamer of Artists–A Tribute to His Son
Title: Portrait of Ari Redon, c. 1898 Artist: Odilon Redon (1840-1916) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REDON Yesterday, April 20, was French master Odilon Redon’s 184th birthday celebration! Although he exhibited in […]
Arts Everyday Living: Anthony van Dyck, the Ultimate Portraitist-Capturing the Spirit of a Toddler
Title: Maddalena Cattaneo, 1623 Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) Her name was Maddelena and definitely no ordinary child. For her parents the Marchese Giacomo and Marchesa Elena Cattaneo were […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Leonardo da Vinci! His Portrait of a Florentine Aristocrat
Title: Ginevra de’Benci, c. 1474/1478 Artist: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEONARDO DA VINCI Tomorrow, April 15th, will be Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci’s 572nd birthday. Only about […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of Grace and Beauty–Thomas Wilmer Dewing’s Ode to Women
Title: Lady with a Mask, 1911 Artist: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938) American master Thomas Wilmer Dewing is not officially categorized as belonging to the Boston School like William […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of the Solar Eclipse—Spring, April 8, 2024
Title: The Art of the Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024 Artist: Karen Spence (b. 1949)
Arts Everyday Living: A Room in New England–An Artist’s Daughters on a Summer Day
Title: Josephine and Mercie, 1908 Artist: Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862-1938) Have you heard of the Boston School? These American artists, working mainly in the late 19th century and early 20th […]
