A new Geoff McFetridge exhibition feels like a look into the current American psyche. It’s both emotional and anonymous, introspective and outward-looking. There are no faces but it could be anybody. One of the things I have loved about speaking to Geoff over the years is the careful consideration of […]
Painting
All About Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni by Andrea del Verrocchio
Title of Artwork: “Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni” Artwork by Andrea del Verrocchio Year Created 1480 – 1488 Summary of Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni In Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy, you may see Andrea del Verrocchio’s Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni (created between 1480 and 88). Excluding […]
Create a title for your artwork
How do you write a good title for your artwork? And what does an art title mean? A memorable title becomes a work of art in its own right, and once you master the art of it, writing titles for your work can become a satisfying part of your art […]
Forming Citizens for a New Era: Soviet Children’s Books and their Reception in Europe
December 06, 2022, 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM General Admission Ticket: $15; Members & Students: Free This talk will examine the radically innovative design of children’s books that developed in the fledgling Soviet state between 1918 and 1932. Integrating text and image, these books portrayed the life of ordinary people […]
Artful Weekend November 19–20 – The Art League
Welcome to Artful Weekend -our listing of area art exhibits and events- This weekend: November 2022 Exhibit, IMPRESSIONS AND BIOMES by Nada Romanos Abizaid, and The Art of Transformation at the League; Jonathan Monaghan: Move the Way You Want at The Phillips Collection; The Botanical Gourmet at The Athenaeum; and 10×10 at Pyramid Atlantic. November 2022 Exhibit […]
In Gratitude for Steve Doherty
In Gratitude forSteve Doherty Hawaiian Waterfall 24 x 18″ Oil M. Stephen Doherty We first met Steve when we were living on the Hudson River in the tiny hamlet of Garrison, New York, in 1983. He drove up from his home in Croton-on-Hudson to attend our community’s annual on-location […]
Cassie Stephens: Favorite Fall Lessons!
Favorite Fall Lessons! It’s the time of year, my very favorite time of the year: fall! We are gearing up for some fun fall art makin’ stations and I thought I’d share a bit about that as well as my favorite fall lessons. Many of these links include videos for […]
The Internet is Exploding: 10 Must-Read Articles This Week 12/10
The internet was Wowowow this week! Keke Palmer is pregnant. The Peruvian president was ousted and arrested. And R. Kelly released an album, ‘I Admit It’, from prison. Free AppleTV via Will Smith. Highlights: Brittney Griner freed, Palestine wins the World Cup, the New School strike, SZA, Julia Bullock, Trevor […]
In memoriam Ernő Marosi (1940–2021)
Ernő Marosi in 2017 Ernő Marosi (1940–2021), professor emeritus at the Institute of Art History of ELTE and a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, died on July 9, 2021, at the age of 81. With his death, we lost one of the most important Hungarian art historians […]
Lavenders | The Unfathomable Artist
“Lavenders” [7th August 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, drawing with HB, 4B and 8B pencils, signed in black ink on 280gsm 250mm x 300mm gesso primed canvas [pad], digitally edited image 3178 x 2694 pixels. I made “Lavenders” within 50 minutes. Keeping the composition and drawing simple, yet beautiful […]