Artists

19 12, 2021

GLORIOUS ART!

2021-12-20T17:02:53-08:00

Christ is born.
And the angel said: “this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12

Christ, Christmas, birth, painting, Jesus, Fresco, virgin, Mary, nativity […]

GLORIOUS ART!2021-12-20T17:02:53-08:00
21 12, 2020

Mary is Shocked, Scared and Full of Wonder

2020-12-21T09:21:11-08:00

Annunciation, iPad painting by Kirby Kendrick Annunciation, iPad painting by Kirby Kendrick

And the angel, Gabriel, said to Mary, “Do not be afraid, for you shall bear a son and name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called The Son of the […]

Mary is Shocked, Scared and Full of Wonder2020-12-21T09:21:11-08:00
2 06, 2020

Some Good News! Space Art

2020-06-03T19:45:46-07:00

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule
May 30-31, 2020

Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of flying in the heavens.  At this moment 500 years later, Nasa and SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private aerospace company, along with other nations have set their goal on […]

Some Good News! Space Art2020-06-03T19:45:46-07:00
23 03, 2020

Staying Home: A Little Art To Cheer Us Up!

2020-06-01T16:44:26-07:00

Painters Family, 1911, Henri Matisse

Painter’s Family, 1911
Henri Matisse
The State Hermitage Museum

 

Family Portrait, 2011, Kirby Kendrick

Family Portrait, 2011
Kirby Kendrick

“Look at everything through the eyes of a child without preconceived images.”
-Matisse […]

Staying Home: A Little Art To Cheer Us Up!2020-06-01T16:44:26-07:00
15 01, 2019

Basquiat, The Original Street Artist

2020-06-01T16:19:06-07:00

Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1985, AP Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1985

He was a street kid, a teen runaway who had slept on benches in New York parks. But he was also a handsome privileged boy from an affluent Brooklyn neighborhood who had gone to private school. […]

Basquiat, The Original Street Artist2020-06-01T16:19:06-07:00
26 06, 2018

Outsider Art is Now on the Inside!

2018-09-12T16:04:25-07:00

What is an Outsider Artist anyway?

….the artist is naive…a loner…never been in an art school or gallery…makes disturbing images…has a vision…
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William “Bill” Traylor

Construction with Exciting Event, 1939-42
Bill Traylor

Bill Traylor was most likely born around 1853. He was a slave on a cotton […]

Outsider Art is Now on the Inside!2018-09-12T16:04:25-07:00
14 03, 2018

The Artist We Love To Hate

2020-05-29T04:28:51-07:00

Double Portrait of Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach, 1964 Double Portrait of Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach, 1964
Francis Bacon
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Was Francis Bacon really the greatest painter of the 20th century, or just a fascinating crazy mess?

Margaret Thatcher described him as “that man who […]

The Artist We Love To Hate2020-05-29T04:28:51-07:00
4 12, 2017

Wondrous Event, Wondrous Art

2018-02-06T09:25:50-08:00

1437 A.D.
The Annunciation, 1437-1446 Fra Angelico The Annunciation, 1437-1446
Fra Angelico
Convent of San Marco, Florence, Italy

The Annunciation (the announcement) is that key moment in Christian history when the angel Gabriel appears to Mary and announces that she will […]

Wondrous Event, Wondrous Art2018-02-06T09:25:50-08:00
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