We had our first paint party in our series of Expressive Florals. The poppies are amazing! Everyone did a great job. Next up….Hydrangeas….click here to register and for more information.
Posted in daily painter, Flowers, Paint Party, tagged Expressionism, poppy, post-impressionism on April 14, 2019| Leave a Comment »
We had our first paint party in our series of Expressive Florals. The poppies are amazing! Everyone did a great job. Next up….Hydrangeas….click here to register and for more information.
Posted in daily painter, Flowers, tagged Expressionism, post-impressionism, Tulips on April 9, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Expressive Tulips is an acrylic on canvas measuring 16″x16″. We will add this to our Expressive series Paint Parties soon. You can click here to register for one of the upcoming “Expressive Paint Parties”.
Posted in daily painter, Flowers, Paint Party, tagged Expressive, Hydrangea, hydrangeas, post-impressionism on April 2, 2019| Leave a Comment »
We are continuing to work in the style of Van Gogh, Cezanne and Matisse with our Expressive Hydrangea painting. Join us on Thursday, April 18th at 6 pm to paint this beauty. Click here to register. And it would make a beautiful companion piece for the Expressive Poppy. See it here.
Posted in Little Known Facts, Travel, tagged Edouard Vuillard, French artist, post-impressionism on February 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
From time to time I go through old files on my computer in an attempt to clean it up. I came across several files of photos I took when I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City last year. I could spend days there. There is so much to see. This group of painting is by the French Painter, Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940).
This is from Wikipedia: “In his paintings and decorative pieces Vuillard depicted mostly interiors, streets and gardens. Marked by a gentle humor, they are executed in the delicate range of soft, blurred colors characteristic of his art. Living with his mother, a dressmaker, until the age of sixty, Vuillard was very familiar with interior and domestic spaces. Much of his art reflected this influence, largely decorative and often depicting very intricate patterns.” You can read more here.
Posted in Serendipity, tagged oil painting, post-impressionism, Van Gogh discovered, Vincent Van Gogh on September 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
After being considered a fake for almost 100 years this painting has been declared authentic. Exciting news for art lovers and especially Van Gogh enthusiasts. You can read more about it in this New York TImes article.
The value is probably tens of millions of dollars. It will be exciting to see what happens with this one. Hopefully it will end up somewhere where we can see it in person rather than in a private collection hidden away. Guess we will just have to wait and see.
Posted in Art Camp, tagged acrylic, Art Camp, Blue Ridge Arts Council, Landscape, post-impressionism, Van Gogh, Vincent Van Gogh on August 7, 2013| 2 Comments »
Yesterday’s Art Campers painted a beautiful Van Gogh painting. We learned more about color mixing and blending colors. GREAT JOB!
Posted in Travel, tagged Cezanne, cubism, National Gallery of Art, oil painting, Paul Cezanne, Philadelphia Museum of Art, post-impressionism, The Phillips Collection on July 6, 2013| 2 Comments »
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), a French Post-impressionist, whose work is said to have laid the foundation between 19th Century impressionism and 20th century Cubism. His small brushstrokes and use of color showed his concentrated study of subject matter. The Phillips has many examples of Cezanne’s work and you can see his progression of his style over the years.
I’ve enjoyed seeing Cezanne’s work several other museums including The Philadelphia Museum of Art (read about it here) and the National Gallery of Art in DC where they have one of my favorite Cezanne’s, The Artist’s Father. (Check it out here.)
Posted in Travel, tagged Pierre Bonnard, post-impressionism, The Phillips Collection on July 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Continuing with my visit to The Phillips Collection last week I saw several paintings by Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), an artist that I have long admired. You don’t see as much of his work as some of the other post-impressionists but when you do you have to stop to admire them. Here are three good examples.