Leonardo Da Vinci, the Artist – and Engineer?
Did you Know that Leonardo Da Vinci was an Engineer Best known for his creativity and inspiration (not to mention the Mona Lisa and…
Art & History
A Modern Twist on the Matryoshka Dolls
Matryoshka Dolls – The ‘Mother’ of Russian Nesting Dolls Colorful and somewhat imposing, giant Matryoskha dolls are a cultural and artistic representation of a…
George Catlin, Lawyer Turned Creator of Native American Art
Born in 1796 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, George Caitlin was a self-taught artist who was trained in Connecticut as an attorney, mostly following not his…
Howard Finster, Self-Taught Folk Artist and Baptist Preacher Inspired by God to Spread the Gospel Through Art
Born in Valley Head, Alabama in December of 1916, Howard Finster was a man inspired by God from an early age. At the age…
Art History – Inspiration from the Past
I did not enjoy art history in college. I took four years of it as an art major and it was tedious. The memorization…
‘Outsider’ Artist Henry Darger
Self-Taught Artist & Outsider Artist Henry Darger Henry Darger has become one of the most influential ‘outsider’ artists of the 20th century. Sadly, he…
Eastman Johnson, Legendary Artist Whose Works Reveal Inspired Stories
Eastman Johnson, a portrait and genre painter who co-founded the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, enjoyed telling the story of life through…
Mexican Painter Diego Rivera: Passionate and Volatile Husband to Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera, full name Diego Maria de la Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodriguez, was a prominent Mexican…
Poetic Expression in Nature – Twilight in the Wilderness
If a painting could make a melody, Twilight in the Wilderness, and the work of Romantic Landscape Painter Fredric Church would sound like this…
Blue Boy – The Journey
The Blue Boy Painting The Blue Boy was painted by famous portraiture artist Thomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 – 2 August 1788 – born…
