Art Matters — Featured Artist
Ansel Adams: photographer, artist & nature's advocate...
Barb Toland
I am sooooo outside of my warm, fuzzy little comfort zone talking about photography, and about such an incredible photographer/artist — but here goes!
Your time machine awaits! The Renaissance & Botticelli art
Barb Toland
Today we're going to time travel into the past, to the early Italian Renaissance period of the 1400's. We'll explore 2 paintings that were created during this time that have always fascinated & delighted me...
Art can be so beautifully scientific
Barb Toland
This week we're going to dive a little deeper into the art of famous pointellist artist, George Seurat. He was a French painter living in Paris during the second half of the 19th century...
Art can be music to your eyes
Barb Toland
Today we're going to talk about a painting done by a Russian artist who most consider to be the father of abstract art...
Only a thin, blurred line separates most artistic endeavors...
Barb Toland
This week's blog is not just about one artist, but several. And not just visual artists, but writers as well. You'll learn a little more about the creative masters of the past, and how many of them not only made a living from one form of art, but also enjoyed mastering other forms of creativity in their everyday lives....