Not to set the ghost of Claude Monet after me, but I've always thought of Impressionism painting as lazy. It's like you want me to do all the work trying to figure out that this is Donkey Kong. ... ? Thanks for the tip, deanbmmv! ETA: The tipster has informed me that it's actually not Impressionism, it's Abstract — thus proving that I just don't get art sometimes. Anyway, ...

... , mentors of Lawson. The poetic vein of American impressionism satisfied Phillips' passion for modern landscape ... paintings included in the exhibition feature the pioneers of American impressionism -- Childe Hassam, Theodore Robinson, John Twachtman ... ; colonies throughout New England and in Giverny, France, American impressionism became nationally widespread and stylistically diverse.The national ...

Have a gander at this wonderful installation piece built from a stack of wooden logs. Immediately what come to mind are the Pin Point Impression toys that are fun for about two minutes after you cry and spit for one from your mom. This is the time it takes to make a couple hand and face impressions and carefully set the toy aside so they don’t get messed up. You then realize how stupid this ...

I visited the Turner to Cezanne exhibit at the Everson Art Museum on Sunday. As I rocketed through the exhibit with my 7 1/2 year old (she doesn't go at my pace at all and was in a hurry to get to her favorite art forms--ceramics--in the basement), I thought of how like blogging can be like impressionistic painting at times. The outlines, contours, suggestion of light and shadow, but not ...

Another one in my September light series...How can September seem so long ago already =;(As we go into the dark months I'm happy to have images of these paintings to light things up a bit.This is one of the pieces that will be featured in my upcoming show at the No. 5 Gallery next week.I'll post more details about the show later.Oil on canvas 16 x 20.Thoughts and comments are always ...

"Southern Cows" It is always so hard to get back into painting, even after a week. I feel very out of it. I am also trying to figure out my new camara. Yikes. So please bear with me :) This painting is 6"x6" oil on board. click on pic to see details. GALLERY: Click here to see all of my paintings

... Bank of America's collection of American Impressionism. George Bellows' Old Farmyard, Toodleums ... signature works by the major figures of American Impressionism, but as always I am attracted most strongly to the works by lesser known figures ... topics not immediately thought of when the topic of American Impressionism arises, not to mention the Millennium Gate. But all that will have to wait ...

... not included! The upper floors display the smaller paintings, mostly from the impressionism and post-impressionism era. That includes one of Van Gogh's self-portrait painting ... de la Galette) by Renoir. Nobody would doubt that this is one of the most celebrated masterpieces in impressionism. As I was walking around, I saw some teenage girls chatting while resting, ignoring Caillebotte's ...

Claude Monet’s “The Houses of Parliament” (1904) Current Location: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France The Waltons Episode Ending: Tags: Claude Monet, Monet, Houses of Parliament, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, impressionism,  France, 1904, The Waltons, Jim Bob, Landscape, art kicks ass, famous art, masterpieces, artists, painter, Bradley Werner Posted in Impressionism

Born on November 7, 1890 in Vlachovo Brezi, Bohemia (now Czech Republic), Jan Matulka worked in a variety of styles including Realism, Post-Impressionism, Abstract Impressionism, Surrealism, and Abstraction. In 1907, Matulka’s family immigrated to New York where he studied at the National Academy of Design for nine years. In 1917 Matulka received the Joseph Pulitzer National Traveling ...