Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New Romanticism, by Barry Schwabsky (DAP, April 2019) Art critic Barry Schwabsky’s new book, Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New ...

Romantic artists often used sunset, twilight, and moonlight to explore emotions and spirituality in nature. The transition from day to night in art can symbolize continuity, romance, or even ...

Take any major historical Western art movement from the 16th century through today and you can bet women played an important role. Until the last handful of years, you can also bet that male scholars ...

“I’ve been told countless times how ‘painterly’ my work is, and I’m often asked how I achieve this quality. A painterly painting may appear to have happened effortlessly, but for this to occur, each ...

Shara Hughes, whose invented landscapes have intoxicated me since I saw one nearly 10 years ago, is at a turning point. At 42, she’s getting married to her longtime partner and fellow artist, Austin ...

The curators of this new exhibition at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge have achieved a complex yet complementary arrangement.

Scott Sweet’s career trajectory has veered off the beaten path. He received a geology degree from Brigham Young University-Idaho but found himself drawn to art. Sweet now sells art at farmers markets, ...

Landscape painting isn’t just about replicating nature—it’s about guiding the viewer’s eye, setting the mood, and creating depth. From mastering the rule of thirds to balancing light and shadow, small ...

Landscape painting is more than just putting brush to canvas—it’s about telling a story through composition, color, depth, and texture. From mastering the rule of thirds to using atmospheric ...