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