It was during the latter months of » Read More
Deceased Artists
Naturalism
I first heard the term “Naturalism” in 1987 when » Read More
The Barbizon influence
It was in an Art History class in college, » Read More
Charles-Francois Daubigny
An important art critic of the mid 1800s said » Read More
The value of still life painting
I have created a number of still life paintings during » Read More
The legacy of Paul Strisik
I had the good fortune of meeting Paul Strisik » Read More
Pompeo Coppini’s words resonate still
I’d say most people, including artists, have not » Read More
A lasting legacy
I thought this article would be easy to write… » Read More
The best plein air painter of all time?
A few years ago the Meadows Museum in Dallas hosted » Read More
More from Charles Hawthorne
I’m not a big fan of Charles Webster Hawthorne’s paintings, but » Read More
Norman Rockwell
When I was going for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in » Read More
Frederic Rodrigo Gruger – Illustrator from the Golden Age
The last quarter of the 1800s in America produced, what seems » Read More