Ogunquit Art Colony: The Painter’s Paradise in Maine
The Abenaki people, native to southern Maine, knew of their homeland’s allure long before their European successors. The word ogunquit—which...
Anthony de Feo 28 July 2025
The Abenaki people, native to southern Maine, knew of their homeland’s allure long before their European successors. The word ogunquit—which...
Anthony de Feo 28 July 2025
It took Horace Pippin 43 years to complete his first oil painting. Why so long? Because poverty, hard physical work, war, and disabilities got in his...
Magda Michalska 28 July 2025
William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) was an important American artist and teacher. He also had a really cool studio! Let’s take a look inside...
Alexandra Kiely 27 July 2025
Samuel F. B. Morse was an American painter who graduated from Yale University and went on to the Royal Academy in England, where he studied painting.
Zuzanna Stańska 27 July 2025
Edward Hopper (1882–1967) was one of the greatest painters to ever come out of the United States. A leading painter of American Realism and modern...
Sam Malone 22 July 2025
This rare documentary footage shows artist Edward Hopper painting in his studio on Washington Square North in New York in 1965, two years before he...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 July 2025
Edward Hopper observed the fleeting moments of life for more than a half-century. His paintings became legendary – their simple realism holds...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 July 2025
Phaidon’s new monograph explores the bold vision of Nicole Wittenberg, whose vivid brushwork and saturated colors define each landscape and nude.
Errika Gerakiti 21 July 2025
Vodou is one of the most misunderstood belief systems in the world. Derided by the Church and popular culture, in fact it is a fascinating system of...
Candy Bedworth 21 July 2025
Much has been written about Norman Rockwell’s neighbors who posed as models for his illustrations and Saturday Evening Post covers. Now 89, but...
Guest Author 21 July 2025
Sunlight and Shadow is a beautiful painting made by Albert Bierstadt in 1862. It shows a chapel at the Castle of Lowenburg, in Wilhelmshöhe,...
Alexandra Kiely 20 July 2025
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker was the real Amy March from Little Women. However, she was so much more than an inspiration. Born under a lucky star, she...
Jimena Escoto 10 July 2025
