CATEGORIES

MEDICINE and MAGIC

The floral fingers of botanical healing intertwine with ancient mythology and lore in the paintings of Luke Hillestad.

Quiet Moments

KEVIN SLOAN'S SITE-SPECIFIC EXHIBITION AT DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF OBSERVATION.

DISCOVERING Connections

ERIC WERT'S NEWEST STILL LIFES LINK FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND ELEMENTS IN COHESIVE COMPOSITIONS.

Majesties of the Land

Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) was a poet and professor of English literature at Wellesley College.

NATURAL SELECTIONS

The Pulitzer Prize winning Kiowa novelist M. Scott Momaday wrote, “I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.”

The Secret PATHWAY

The Fantastical Landscapes of Roger Dean and Freyja Dean

EDGE of the EARTH

Salt marshes and the wildlife that inhabit them have inspired painters for centuries.

Magical Moments

Matthew Sievers' paintings of rural landscapes and cities are dynamic expressions of light, color and atmosphere.

THE ART OF SEEING

Artist Joel Babb's paintings depict vast and intimate perspectives of nature and architecture.

Discovering Places

Andrea Johnson finds inspiration in the places that she experiences every day.

Favoring FIRE

Using the elements as his guide, Michael Scott examines the changing landscape in two exhibitions.

MONUMENTAL

The landscape in and around Taos, New Mexico, is central to Jivan Lee's latest paintings.

Natural EVOLUTION

THE ARTWORK OF JUDITH BELZER EXAMINES NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC LANDSCAPES.

ON GOLDEN LIGHT

New York painter Brian Keeler paints the land with an emotional connection to light and form.

Standing TALL

Artists finding inspiration in trees is rooted in history

The Gift of Time

For the past two years, a selection of Ayana Ross’ work has been touring the country in an exhibition of works by the 10 finalists of the 2021 Bennett Prize, an award granted every two years to the most promising woman artist working in contemporary realism today

Dreaming of the Old Days

A sense of whimsy and wonder guide the paintings of Nathan Durfee. His style is instantly recognizable—elements of storybook illustration meets impressionism with a hint of cubism

The Wilds of an Inner Life

In her latest show with Chicago-based 33 Contemporary Gallery, figurative painter Ellen Starr Lyon blends still life and portraiture to evoke the quiet yet powerful moments in a woman’s everyday life

RICK J. DELANTY & RAY HUNTER: Scenes of Santa Barbara

There is no shortage of artists who have become enamored with the California coastline, never tiring of capturing its endless scenic delights

Classic Kitsch

Ben Steele blurs the line between pop culture and art history, and throughout the month of May his paintings will be on view in a solo show at GiacobbeFritz Fine Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Hidden Beauty

In describing the work of José López Vergara, Arcadia Contemporary gallery observes, “Although his realist technique requires a strict methodology and rational thinking, his compositions rely on subconscious impulses and demand an abstract expression.”

Fantasy World

In a show of approximately 22 fresh oil and watercolor paintings, hosted at Stone Sparrow in New York, artist Victor Grasso illustrates his new-found playfulness and embraces his inner child

In the Shadows

Beginning May 1, RJD Gallery will present Between the Shadows, a new solo exhibition for Erin Ruffino,  whose graphite-based mixed media works are rooted in reality, but also have magical and surreal properties that make viewers question the figures and settings

Magnetic Places

Geoffrey Johnson says he's somewhat lost in the creative process as of late

JOY RIDE

COLLECTOR'S FOCUS ART OF THE HORSE

Endearing COMPANIONS

When wolves were brave enough to wander into human encampments to consume scraps of food perhaps 30,000 years ago, they began a chain of evolution in which wild animals became domesticated working animals and eventually pets some were even bred to be, well, cute

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

From time to time a Steller's Jay will wander down from the forests of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and visit one of my bird feeders

Leading Ladies

The American Women Artists host their annual, all-female exhibition featuring sculpture and paintings in a variety of subject matter

A Grand Event

The Portrait Society of America celebrates a milestone 25th anniversary of its annual Art of the Portrait Conference

Understated Beauty

After a four-year hiatus, the American Tonalisty Society returns to New York's Salmagundi Club with their second biennial exhibition and sale, Shades of Gray II