Title: The Calm Sea, 1869 Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) The summer may not be officially over until September 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, but its final holiday, Labor Day, symbolizes the […]
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Arts Everyday Living: Summer is Almost Here—On the Beach with an American Impressionist
Title: At the Seaside, ca. 1892 Artist: William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) To learn more about this work of art, click: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10464 In the public domain. […]
Arts Everyday Living: Impressionist Childe Hassm-A New England Island, Where Land & Sea Meet
The West Wind, Isles of Shoals, 1904 Artist: Childe Hassam (1859-1935) Take an ocean journey with American Impressionist Childe Hassam to the Isles of Shoals, just off the coast of […]
Arts Everyday Living: Renoir’s Summer Holiday On the Coast of France–A Painting to Remember
Title: Figures on the Beach, 1890 Artist: Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER FOR TODAY In the public domain. As part of the Metropolitan Museum […]
Arts Everyday Living: Boudin, the Original French Impressionist, Takes Us On a Trip to the Beach
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 […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Winslow Homer! Escape to the Sea & Sky of the Bahamas
Title: Nassau, 1899 Artist: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) Few artists can rival American Winslow Homer’s watercolors especially his works done in the Caribbean. Homer was already in his sixties when he […]
Arts Everyday Living: Animals in Art—Maine’s Red Lobster, Creature from the Sea
Title: Lobster on a Black Background, 1940-1941 Artist: Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) What do you think of this big fellow? More likely to be your main course than a beloved pet? […]
Arts Everyday Living: Take an Art Walk with Van Gogh-Discovering the Eternal Mediterranean Sea
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 […]
Arts Everyday Living: Have You Heard of This Artist? On the Edge of the Sea, A Rival for Homer?
DISCOVERING NEW ARTISTS Title: Maine Coast (#31), c. 1920 Howard Russell Butler (1856-1934) Have you ever stood on the edge of the ocean? Where the incoming waves crash […]
