Eduard Steichen, Road Into the Valley, Moonrise

Eduard Steichen, Road Into the Valley, Moonrise

“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...
John Lasater IV, Adoration of the Artist

John Lasater IV, Adoration of the Artist

“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...
Rico Lebrun, Crucifixion

Rico Lebrun, Crucifixion

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...
William Barnes Wollen, The Battle of Lexington

William Barnes Wollen, The Battle of Lexington

“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...
Andrew Wyeth, Airborne

Andrew Wyeth, Airborne

“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,...