by Gary | Apr 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Road Into the Valley, Moonrise,” Eduard Steichen, 1906. Another love of mine seldom attempted by most painters… a “nocturne,” a painting of a nighttime scene, preferably absent artificial light. (Nocturne is also a musical term.) If you...
by Gary | Apr 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Adoration of the Artist,” John Lasater IV, oil. John is a northwest Arkansan known for his award-winning plein air landscapes. But here is a studio portrait. So soft and quiet. All low chroma, tertiary colors. Compressed value range, middle tones with no...
by Gary | Apr 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Rico Lebrun (Italian/American), “Crucifixion,” ink, 1958. “After Christ was taken down and the Golgotha scaffold scrubbed with whitewash, someone discovered that without the irrelevant trivia of blood and pain, the Cross made a composition of...
by Gary | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
“The Battle of Lexington,” William Barnes Wollen, oil, 1910. — April 19, 1775. In an attempt to disarm rebellious Americans, British General Thomas Gage ordered 700 soldiers to seize the colonists’ armory in Concord, some 20 miles west of Boston. At...
by Gary | Apr 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
“The Headlands of Monhegan Island, Maine.” Jamie Wyeth (2007). Har, har… “Headlands.” Okay, Jamie, we get the joke. In the past few days I’ve shared paintings by grandfather N.C. Wyeth and his son Andrew. Here’s Andrew’s...
by Gary | Apr 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Airborne,” Andrew Wyeth. Last night I shared a painting by N.C. Wyeth. Tonight, here’s a favorite by his son Andrew that is seldom seen. I’m a beach bum at heart. Put me in the white sand with a margarita in my hand, please. Or a michelada,...
