Today on the podcast I am joined by Alisha Gratehouse and her daughter Olivia from Masterpiece Society. As fans of art, Alisha and Olivia have started a new art appreciation podcast that takes a fun and “cheeky” look at artists and their work. In fact, it is quickly becoming a…
I'm back with season 4 of the Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology podcast! This is going to be such a fabulous fall filled with fantastic guests. (I couldn't stop the alliteration once I got started...) Look for a new episode in your podcast player of choice every other Monday…
Today on the podcast I am joined by Alisha Gratehouse and her daughter Olivia from Masterpiece Society. As fans of art, Alisha and Olivia have started a new art appreciation podcast that takes a fun and “cheeky” look at artists and their work. In fact, it is quickly becoming a…
#Masterpiece: What you would do with all the time and money in the world by Alexander Inchbald Amzn.to/4bj7cA6 Alexander-inchbald.com Themasterpiece.agency In Pirate Cove, Richard D. Bailey provides an insider’s chronicle […]
I'm back with season 4 of the Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology podcast! This is going to be such a fabulous fall filled with fantastic guests. (I couldn't stop the alliteration once I got started...) Look for a new episode in your podcast player of choice every other Monday…
I'm back with season 4 of the Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology podcast! This is going to be such a fabulous fall filled with fantastic guests. (I couldn't stop the alliteration once I got started...) Look for a new episode in your podcast player of choice every other Monday…
He was called “the painter of dancers” but it wasn’t the dancers he wanted to capture—it was the movement. From dancers to horse races to scenes of everyday life, he wanted to paint his subjects in an honest, unguarded moment. And although he was instrumental in gathering together a group of artists that would come […]
His mother was born a slave, but escaped to Pennsylvania via the Underground Railroad and was a free woman by the time he was born. And although he wanted to establish himself in the art world, the legacy of slavery overshadowed him. In painting African-American subjects, he wanted to give them a better legacy. In […]
Best known for her portrayal of domestic scenes as well as the intimate bond between a mother and child, she loved to use bright colors and an unabashed realistic style. She was a leading artist in the Impressionist movement in the latter 1800s and known as one of “les trois grande dames” of Impressionism along […]
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In 1762, Angelica became a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence. Learn more about Miss Kauffman in this FREE artist article!
After Élisabeth’s art was noticed by Marie Antoinette, the queen hired her to paint her portrait. The two quickly became friends.
“In art, what we want is the certainty that one spark of original genius shall not be extinguished.“ Mary Cassatt was born on May 22, 1844 into a wealthy middle-class family in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Her father was an investment broker and her mother was a well-read, highly educated woman. The family traveled a lot, believing it […]
His mother was born a slave, but escaped to Pennsylvania via the Underground Railroad and was a free woman by the time he was born. And although he wanted to establish himself in the art world, the legacy of slavery overshadowed him. In painting African-American subjects, he wanted to give them a better legacy. In […]
Born a peasant, he proudly proclaimed that he would die a peasant. All he had ever known was rural country life, hard-working farmers toiling over the earth. These scenes would influence his art like nothing else could. And he, in turn, would influence two of the best-known artists of all time. In this episode, […]
In the 1770s, a London engraver remarked, “The whole world is Angelicamad,” about a Swiss artist. This was a woman who followed her passion and was so good at what she did, that she practically became a celebrity in her day. She was a woman in a man’s world, but she didn’t let that stop […]
Michelangelo was a brilliant sculptor, architect, poet (and painter, when he was forced to be). But that didn’t stop him from being Mr. Grumpy Pants. It did, however, stop him from bathing… Join us as we discuss another Renaissance genius and one of his most famous works, The Sistine Chapel ceiling. ***Please Note: This page […]
He was born into an Italian family steeped in a rich cultural and literary heritage which greatly influenced him throughout his life. Often torn between either being an artist or a poet, he chose both. In this episode, we’ll talk about Dante Gabriel Rossetti, one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, as […]
Adored by everyone around him, it is said that Raphael was so gentle and charitable that even the animals loved him. In this episode, we’re going to learn about the “Disney Princess” of the Renaissance, and his most famous work, The School of Athens. Below is a smaller image, but if you’d like to view […]
I'm back with season 4 of the Homeschool Conversations with Humility and Doxology podcast! This is going to be such a fabulous fall filled with fantastic guests. (I couldn't stop the alliteration once I got started...) Look for a new episode in your podcast player of choice every other Monday…
Referred to as a “political chameleon,” he painted whatever the man in power at the time wanted. Whether it was in the frivolous Rococo style for Louis XVI, propaganda for the French Revolution, or commissioned portraits for the self-appointed Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, he didn’t care as long as he kept his head! In […]
He loved the lines and beauty of classical art, yet he wanted to paint that beauty in a modern setting and experiment with his own techniques. And although he desperately wanted his paintings to be exhibited at the Paris Salon, he was continually rejected. Determined to persevere and create the art that was in […]
He was a child prodigy who, at the age of eleven, became the youngest student to enter London’s Royal Academy School of Art. Later he would become one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood shocking the classical art establishment. But eventually he developed his own realistic style of art and became one […]
He believed that art should celebrate life, beauty and the joy of each moment. Known for his soft, feathery brush strokes in his colorful paintings, he primarily depicted feminine beauty. But he also painted still lifes, as well as rural and domestic scenes. In this episode, we’re going to talk about one of the […]
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Referred to as the “German Leonardo,” Albrecht Dürer is the most famous of the Northern Renaissance artists. He became internationally known through his incredible printmaking techniques. In this episode, we’ll talk about why I call him the Renaissance Rockstar (if hair bands existed in the 16th century, he’d be in one), as well […]
Known as one of “les trois grandes dames” of Impressionism (along with Cassatt and Bracquemond), Morisot is famous for painting scenes from domestic life: family, children, ladies, beautiful gardens and flowers in watercolors and oils. In this episode, we’re going to talk about Berthe Morisot, one of the most prominent artists of the Impressionist […]
Although today he is known as the “Master of Light,” Johannes Vermeer is also referred to as the “Sphinx of Delft” because there is so little we truly know about him. In fact, he and his paintings remained in relative obscurity for almost 200 years until an art critic discovered his works in 1866. […]
Neon wall texts inspired by Samuel Beckett, paper constructions that mimic indigenous totems and an event that celebrates failure. Not to mention pictures of Frida Kahlo and turbulent paintings that pay tribute to Gotham's darker attributes. New York (and environs) has got it going on this week. Our guide to what's tops.
Known as one of “les trois grandes dames” of Impressionism (along with Cassatt and Bracquemond), Morisot is famous for painting scenes from domestic life: family, children, ladies, beautiful gardens and flowers in watercolors and oils. In this episode, we’re going to talk about Berthe Morisot, one of the most prominent artists of the Impressionist […]
Vincent van Gogh is considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt. He completed more than 2,100 works. Learn more in this article!
He is undoubtedly the most famous Post-Impressionist artist of all time. He is known for the thick, swirling impasto brushstrokes in his colorful paintings which primarily depict rural life and nature. In this episode, we talk about Vincent Van Gogh. The Starry Night >>>Click here to view a larger version of The […]
Let's talk about Romanticist painter, JMW Turner, and one of his most famous works, Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway. Be sure to grab the freebie!
Although today he is known as the “Master of Light,” Johannes Vermeer is also referred to as the “Sphinx of Delft” because there is so little we truly know about him. In fact, he and his paintings remained in relative obscurity for almost 200 years until an art critic discovered his works in 1866. […]
In this episode, we'll talk about Rembrandt van Rijn, the greatest artist of the Dutch Golden Age, and the original "selfie-taker," as well as one of his most famous works, The Night Watch.
