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Category: Fine Arts
Courtney Myers Landscape Oil Paintings Bring Social Media Alive
Not everyone gets to travel the world and experience all its beauty. However, there are ways you can visit other countries and regions without missing…
Seven Well-Known Works of Art with a Hidden Connection to Wine
There are few things in life more enjoyable than a glass of wine. Whether you’re enjoying a glass of red with a meal or sipping…
The Camera Obscura is Mathematical Artistry
When something has as obscure a name as “camera obscura,” you’re bound to wonder what it is and what it’s used for. And unless you’re…
Remote Art Residencies
Art residencies provide artists with an opportunity to live and work in a new location.
Notes from Underground: Keith Haring
American artist Keith Haring, who rose from rapidly-rendered chalk sketches in NYC’s subway tunnels to become an international figure, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on…
Willem de Kooning: AbEx Master
Dutch-American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands on this day in 1904. After the Second World War, de Kooning was at…
Elizabeth Vigee-Le Brun: Empowering Portraitist
Born on this day in 1755 in Paris, renowned portrait painter Élisabeth Vigee Le Brun received her first instruction in her craft from her artist…
Vincent Van Gogh: A Life in Art
Born on this day in the Netherlands in 1853, Vincent Van Gogh was widely dismissed as mentally ill and was a commercial failure during his lifetime. Nearly…