The Potato in Fine Art
Do you prefer your potatoes in a landscape or in a still life or in a stew? Come with me on a tour of the humble potato in art.
Candy Bedworth 2 March 2023
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Vincent van Gogh Copying Other Artists
Vincent van Gogh is famous today for two reasons. Firstly, his unstoppable creativity. He produced 2,100 artworks in just over a decade. And,...
Anastasia Manioudaki 22 December 2022
Escape to the Forest: The Birth of Barbizon School
During the 19th century, the most promising artists trained at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris. The Academy taught its pupils...
Gokce Dyson 27 October 2022
Famous Autumn Paintings Created by Famous Artists
Autumn in is the full swing. Where I am now, is pretty gloomy and grey, I really need to look at beautiful and colorful autumn paintings created by...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 October 2022
Back to School: The Great Art History 101
Welcome to Art History 101! Here we’ll get to “oh“ and “ah” over iconic art that has shaped human ideas and thinking for centuries as...
Ledys Chemin 1 September 2022
It’s Too Hot to Move – Paintings for the Heatwave
As the heatwave rolls across Europe, it is certainly becoming too hot to move. And when we’re not moving, nothing is more pleasant than to lie...
Joanna Kaszubowska 25 July 2022
Jobs in Art Which Don’t Exist Anymore (or Seem Not To)
I think the following motto perfectly fits today as we celebrate all the workers of the world (students count too!). On this occasion I would like to...
Magda Michalska 1 May 2022
Art and Cinema: The Encounter in the Work of Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda was an important figure in the Nouvelle Vague film movement. She is known for making her own cinema. Her sensitivity and criticism...
Dévra Taboada 6 February 2022
The Landscape Paintings of Maki Na Kamura
My first encounter with Maki Na Kamura‘s art left me perplexed with what exactly the German-based, Japanese artist was intending to show her...
Michel Rutten 12 April 2021
Finding a New Hobby through Art
Learn a new hobby during this time, they say. That is easier said than done, isn’t it? But, if you do find yourself looking for more...
Rachel Witte 25 January 2021
Harvest Home. Five Most Beautiful Depictions of Harvest in Art
The leaves are falling here in Wales. The last of the fruit and veg is being taken in, and the nights are getting darker. In the pagan calendar, both...
Candy Bedworth 5 November 2018
