October 2025

Why People Confuse All Painterly Art With Impressionism
Most casual viewers think Impressionism means any artwork that looks soft, blurry, or vaguely painted. If the figures aren’t sharply outlined…
The Gargas Cave Handprints: A Missing Fingers Mystery
Gargas Cave, or Grotte de Gargas, is nestled in the limestone hills near the village of Aventignan in the Hautes-Pyrénées region…
Inspiration: “Storm on The Sea of Galilee,” by Rembrandt
Painted by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1633, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee captures a dramatic episode from the New…
Why Design Awards Are a Joke—What to Do Instead
Design awards present themselves as the pinnacle of creative recognition, but in practice, many function more like high school elections than…
École des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: Legacy of a French Art Powerhouse
The École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon (ENSBA Lyon) stands as one of France’s most historically significant and continually evolving…
Biography: Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur was born on March 16, 1822, in Bordeaux, France, during a time when few women had the freedom to…
Washington State: The History of its Art
The first art of Washington was not a matter of oil or pigment but of endurance and recognition. Before galleries and…
Artists and Ruins: The Salton Sea in Art
The Salton Sea, located in California’s Imperial and Riverside counties, is one of the most unusual bodies of water in the…
Mississippi: The History of its Art
The first artists of Mississippi worked in earth, clay, shell, and stone long before a brush ever met pigment. Across the…
Year-Long Art Curriculum for Homeschool Families
A structured art education can become one of the richest parts of a homeschool program. Far more than just coloring and…
The Camden Town Group: Painting Urban Life in Edwardian England
At the turn of the 20th century, London was a city in flux. The rapid growth of the industrial economy, along…
The Chupacabra in Art: Folklore and Fear
The chupacabra legend emerged explosively in Puerto Rico in March 1995, when local woman Madelyne Tolentino claimed to witness a creature…