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Through the Eye: a Master’s Influence on Contemporary Painting

Through the Eye: a Master’s Influence on Contemporary Painting

Seattle exhibition traces the aesthetic impact of Antonio López García on artists in Spain and the US
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Artist Jen Dale (Brown)
The Art of Martijn Caspar Swart: Making Light in the Dark

The Art of Martijn Caspar Swart: Making Light in the Dark

We all like a good tragic comedy. Think Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, or even Napoleon Dynamite; the…
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Artist Jen Dale (Brown)
Evolution Through Art

Evolution Through Art

A new book offers a platform for the figurative art movement to knock down the door of the art world.
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Brett Holverstott
Dreams and Danger: the Art of Austin Eddy

Dreams and Danger: the Art of Austin Eddy

In February 2020, Eddy woke one day to a splitting migraine and a fever. In his delirium, a flash of inspiration came to him; looks can…
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Artist Jen Dale (Brown)
The Prophetic Visions of Painters before the Age of Coronavirus

The Prophetic Visions of Painters before the Age of Coronavirus

For a year now I have been writing about a different narrative painting every day; half are historical paintings and half are contemporary…
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Artist Jen Dale (Brown)
The art of illusion

The art of illusion

How Michael Newberry rediscovered the role of color in creating the illusion of depth and space.
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Brett Holverstott
Painters Are Telling New Stories

Painters Are Telling New Stories

Contemporary narrative painters explore what it means to be human.
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Artist Jen Dale (Brown)
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