I am going to be away for most of March so I am going to be reposting a number of blogs that first appeared in previous years. When I […]
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Arts Everyday Living: Van Gogh in Autumn–The Sower & the Sun, Vincent’s November Vision
Title: The Sower, November 1888 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Why do we love Van Gogh? Is it the power of his images? Above the sower, a favorite subject of […]
Arts Everyday Living: Why Do We Love the Impressionists? Pissarro, Their Father Figure & Guide
This blog is reposted. I will be teaching a series of classes on the blockbuster exhibition Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment at the National Gallery of Art for the next […]
Arts Everyday Living: Have You Heard Of…..Gari Melchers, Sunday Morning in France & Holland
Title: The Sermon, 1886 Artist: Gari Melchers (1860-1932) It’s Sunday morning and the local villagers are assembled dutifully in church. Their attention is directed toward the front of the room […]
Arts Everyday Living:Van Gogh & His Reverence for the Peasants–In the Endless Fields of France
Title: Peasant Woman Binding Sheaves (After Millet), 1889 Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) During the last year of his life, Vincent continued to express his respect and reverence […]
Arts Everyday Living: Celebrating Women’s History-Elizabeth Nourse, An American in Paris
CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH March is Women’s History Month and we will be featuring women artists through the centuries. A number of them are “famous,” but others […]
