April 2009
Inspiration: “A Bag of Groceries,” by Karl Witkowski
Karol Dominik Witkowski was born to a Polish family in Jazłowiec, near Buchach, Czortków (Podole, Poland, now Ukraine). As young boy…
Inspiration: “Woman On A Balcony,” by Tom Roberts
Roberts painted a considerable number of fine oil landscapes and portraits, some painted at artist camps with his friend McCubbin. Perhaps…
The Ancient Arctic Voices: Alta Rock Art in Norway
Hidden along the wind-swept coastlines of Northern Norway, where the midnight sun glows through summer and snow cloaks the land for…
Biography: Paul Émile Chabas
Paul Émile Chabas, born on March 7, 1869, in Nantes, France, emerged as a distinguished French painter whose art embodied the…
Inspiration: “Market by Candlelight,” by Petrus van Schendel
Petrus van Schendel’s Market by Candlelight exemplifies 19th-century art’s ability to elevate the everyday into something magical and profound. Known for…
