Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New Romanticism, by Barry Schwabsky (DAP, April 2019) Art critic Barry Schwabsky’s new book, Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New ...

This circa 1636 painting is among Peter Paul Rubens’s last great works, a lovely vision of rural life crowned by a sweeping, ...

Take any major historical Western art movement from the 16th century through today and you can bet women played an important role. Until the last handful of years, you can also bet that male scholars ...

Lisa Sanditz is only 13 years out of Macalester College — seven if you count from the completion of her MFA from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn — but she has already had solo exhibits on both U.S.

Romantic artists often used sunset, twilight, and moonlight to explore emotions and spirituality in nature. The transition from day to night in art can symbolize continuity, romance, or even ...

Lois Dodd, "White Echinacea + Butterflies" (1997-98), oil on linen, 36 x 58 inches (all images courtesy Center for Figurative Painting) There are many competing narratives about what happened in ...

The Redwood Art Association Gallery is hosting landscape workshop with local oil painter Erica Brooks. Students will paint landscapes on location at various Humboldt County locations, including ...

The setting sun’s multi-faceted reflection on the water draws the viewer into the sweeping landscape of The Eternal Now, Saint Mary’s Lake, as if s/he were wandering toward the mountains, peering into ...

Landscape painting isn’t just about replicating nature—it’s about guiding the viewer’s eye, setting the mood, and creating depth. From mastering the rule of thirds to balancing light and shadow, small ...

Many modern artists hold on to the past as a man holds his hat in a roller coaster. Manhattan’s Whitney Museum upholds U. S. tradition but it has distinguished itself for doing so gracefully. The ...