Winter with Vincent Van Gogh
“What am I in the eyes of most people — a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person — somebody who has no position in society and will never have;… Read more Winter with Vincent Van Gogh →
Happy Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe
Red & Orange Streak “Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing–and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”… Read more Happy Birthday, Georgia O’Keeffe →
Happy Birthday Gustave Caillebotte
Join me in celebrating Gustave Caillebotte’s birthday by viewing a video produced by the Art Institute of Chicago featuring the extraordinary restoration of his most famous painting “Paris Street; Rainy… Read more Happy Birthday Gustave Caillebotte →
Alexander’s Curriculum Vitae
Today marks the birthday of Alexander III of Macedon (AKA Alexander the Great) 20/21 July 356 BCE At 30, Alexander’s Curriculum Vitae would read: Marital Status: Three Wives (Roxane, Statiera… Read more Alexander’s Curriculum Vitae →
Artists in the Garden: Vincent van Gogh
“I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream.”… Read more Artists in the Garden: Vincent van Gogh →
Pierre-Auguste Renoir: The Venice Connection
“-last words about painting, age 78… I think I’m beginning to learn something about it.” Pierre-Auguste Renoir Today is Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s birthday, which makes it the 178th year since… Read more Pierre-Auguste Renoir: The Venice Connection →
Celebrating Paul Cézanne’s 180th Birthday.
“Art is a harmony parallel with nature.” Paul Cézanne One hundred and eighty years ago, on January 19, 1839, Paul Cézanne was born in Aix-en-Provence, a city-commune in the south… Read more Celebrating Paul Cézanne’s 180th Birthday. →
Happy Birthday Jonathan Eastman Johnson
The American painter Jonathan “Eastman” Johnson was born today, in 1824. His birthplace was Lovell, Maine, which is situated by Kezar Lake in Oxford County, Maine. In the 19th… Read more Happy Birthday Jonathan Eastman Johnson →
