French artist and model Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) learned the foundations of art from Impressionist masters such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, obvious in her buoyant interpretation of blooming tulips.
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Arts Everyday Living: Through a Woman Artist’s Eyes—The Art of Reading
French artist Marguerite Gerard (1761-1837) was renowned for her genre scenes, combining figures like the woman above concentrating on a special book with stylish surroundings.
Arts Everyday Living: Child Artists This Week—The Mystery of the 12 Year Old Prodigy
Reposted blog. WUNDERKIND ARTISTS THE MYSTERY OF THE 12 YEAR OLD PRODIGY Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he (or she) grows up.* Pablo Picasso Was Swiss prodigy Anna Waser (c. 1678-1714) actually only 12 when she created this engaging self-portrait […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through a Woman Artists’ Eyes–The Art of Self-Portraits
Both Polish artist Anna Bilinska-Bohdanowicz (1857-1893) and Swedish artist Elizabeth Keyser (1851-1898) have mastered the art of self portraiture, with an emphasis on the tools of their creativity. Each woman was about 30 at the time, both living in the artistic epicenter of Paris where they could further their careers.
Arts Everyday Living: Through a Woman Artist’s Eyes-A Glorious Bouquet by a Mysterious Artist
I have little information on Anna Stanchi except that she was Italian and worked in the 17th century. Enjoy this incredible bounty of blossoms!
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Father-Daughter Artists–the Spirit of Girlhood
British artists Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893) and Catherine Madox Brown (1850-1927) were father and daughter, both sharing the gift of creativity. You might want to compare their individual interpretations of girlhood according to elements of style (such as color, light and overall composition) as well as personality and spirit of each sitter.
Arts Everyday Living: Rediscovering Women Artists—Judith Leyster & the Boy with a Flute
Reposted blog. REDISCOVERING WOMEN ARTISTS JUDITH LEYSTER The Dutch artist Judith Leyster, for example, was extremely successful in her day as a portrait and genre specialist. But her reputation soon faded after her death, until 1893, when the Dutch art historian C. Hofstede de Groot published an article about her […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of a Creative Woman–Inside the Life of the Artist
Swiss artist Louise Catherine Breslau (1856-1927) spent most of her artistic career in Paris, achieving a reputation for her creativity and skill, particularly in portraiture as well as genre scenes. Among her colleagues was Edgar Degas. In The Toilette, Breslau depicts her model and companion Madeleine Zillhardt.
Arts Everyday Living: Rediscovering Women Artists—Gwen John, The Cat Lady of Art
Reposted blog. GWEN JOHN: THE CAT LOVER OF ART …..Gwen John spent her last decades living alone, in near-isolation in a dilapidated building, surrounded by her beloved cats. Nancy G. Heller, Women Artists Welsh artist Gwen John (1876-1939?) was inspired by the personalities and antics of her feline companions, utilizing […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Beauty & the Firefly–Through a Japanese Woman’s Eyes
Reposted blog. THROUGH A JAPANESE WOMAN’S EYES THE BEAUTY & THE FIREFLY Don’t go, firefly! Even at night Kyoto is noisy. Issa Kobayashi Shoen Uemura, born in Kyoto in 1875, starred recently in an exhibition on Japanese women artists held at the Yamatane Museum in Tokyo. During her career, she was […]
