Art Quiz: Question 33

Here’s a fun question! I’m sure you’ll know the answer. “American Gothic”, used as parodies in popular culture, was painted … More

Art Quiz: The Answer is Genre Painting

Quite simply, genre painting refers to scenes of everyday people doing everyday things. These paintings — which have long been a … More

Yep. Fauvism. You knew this one, didn’t you! I knew it because I’d read about fauvism and had even written a … More

Today’s drawing exercise was all about cross-hatching, although to look at the first drawing I did — which is really only … More

Scribbling is fun, I’ll say that. I’m learning, too, that scribbling is an important part of art, far more important, in … More

Chiaroscuro: In art, chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole … More

Just a quick post today to share an excellent art program. “In the Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh” is currently … More

We’ve discussed the Dada art movement before and how it led to the development of Surrealism. The two movements are … More

Maybe you can look at today’s drawing exercise and guess which famous artist inspired this… or maybe not. You … More

I’m guessing that everyone answered this question correctly. We all know — and some of us love — the art … More

CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY — Read “Redefining Art – Part 1” here.Truly I have been hesitant in sharing these thoughts about … More

Over the last two days, I’ve shown two “quick landscape studies”, both inspired by Camille Pissarro. While the first was … More

You knew this one, of course. Being both a musician and now an artist, I’m quite familiar with impressionism. I’ve … More

I love languages, and you might remember that I’ve been learning Dutch. As part of my studies, I often listen … More

In the midst of all my colorful studies with oil paints and watercolors, I’m looking today at a few very … More

Halloween is a magical, mystical time of year for me. There’s a delicious chill in the air. It’s time to … More

I had a pleasant experience on Thursday morning and just wanted to share it with you. It was time for … More

Didn’t I say my art world was a bit chaotic at the moment? Yes, I did, and yes, it is. … More

Roger Eliot Fry was both an art critic and a painter. It was Fry who first used the term “post-impressionism” … More

Did you know where to find “The Last Supper”? Although I’m familiar with the work — who isn’t? — I … More