December 2009
Inspiration: “Queen Guinevere’s Maying,” by John Collier
In French chivalric romances and the later works based on them, including the influential Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory, Guinevere…
Biography: William Orpen
Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, a prolific Irish painter and portraitist, left an indelible mark on the art world during the…
Inspiration: “Forest Girl,” by Eero Järnefelt
FOREST GIRLEero JärnefeltFinnish | 1894Oil on canvasDiameter: 39 cm (15.3 ″)Järvenpää Art Museum *** In 1889, Järnefelt married the actress Saimi Swan .…
The Art Bog’s Hall of Fame: Class of 2009
Welcome back to the most anticipated event in our calendar, the grand unveiling of this year’s entrants into The Art Bog…
Kobe: The History of its Art
Kobe was never meant to be ordinary. Cradled between the Rokko mountain range and the Seto Inland Sea, the city’s topography…
