The time-honored tradition of still life painting has proven a cornerstone of art history, offering unparalleled insight both into an artist’s technique and style as well as a glimpse into the ...
Sotheby’s London is offering what is believed to be the only known self-portrait by Clara Peeters (ca. 1589–ca. 1657), the famed Flemish still life painter. A presumed self-portrait with a lavish ...
Eric Rimmington in 2005: he preferred the uncertainty of an image that ‘isn’t easily decipherable’ - Rod Shone Eric Rimmington, who has died aged 98, was an artist whose skills as a draughtsman were ...
Clara Peeters, "Still Life with Cheeses, Artichoke, and Cherries" (c. 1625), oil on wood panel, held by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (image public domain via LACMA) The city of Gouda in ...
“Pansies and flying geese,” acrylic on canvas, by Amber Jean Young. Courtesy Shaun Roberts. In the world of art history, there is a long-held hierarchy that ranks painting genres as follows: landscape ...
In the 17th century, Holland was in bloom. Following a bout of “tulipmania” in the 1630s, it became fashionable to visit the Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam’s botanical garden, to catch a glimpse of a ...
If still-life painting is the art of arresting decay, then it makes a lot of sense that Rachel Ruysch grew up to become one of the greatest still-life painters in the history of art. In the 17th ...
In a still life painting, the subjects cannot move. The bowl of fruit remains sedentary on the table. The hunk of cheese goes uneaten. The candles do not flicker. That's the rule according to the very ...
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Painting Memory: Debbie Hunter Snow helps seniors connect with creativity – and their mothers – through art
Two years ago, Debbie Hunter Snow began teaching a class called Bridging the Gap: Drawing and Painting at the Alpharetta Adult Activity Center. Held once a week in six-week cycles, the class is ...
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