Art Matters — Featured Artist

How about a little Matisse cocktail?

May 17, 2019 • Barb Toland • Featured Artist

Henri Matisse was an extraordinary artist and I love, love, love his work!!!!!!!!! He was one of the most revolutionary & influential artists of his time...

Chagall's art has poetry & magic in it, and so did the man...

April 05, 2019 • Barb Toland • Featured Artist

Last week we talked about this quote by famous artist, Marc Chagall. I also listed some of the things I do when I'm feeling too much in my head, and not enough in my heart while creating. Hopefully you'll experiment with some of them, and they'll help you along your creative path. (By the way, I do want to mention that I'm aware I have many art fans who read my blog, and don't think of themselves as artists or makers. But I hope you know that when I say "following your creative path" I mean anyone who delights in the beauty & art around them, whether...

💥 Pop 💥 goes the Warhol ... Andy that is 🎨

February 08, 2019 • Barb Toland • Featured Artist

In last week's post you may remember me talking about Andy Warhol, and one of his quotes. You also may remember that I mentioned he was born & raised in my hometown area of Pittsburgh, PA...

JMW Turner ... painter of light!

December 13, 2018 • Barb Toland • Featured Artist

We started last week with this quote from the English painter, JMW Turner, and today we're going to learn a little more about the man, and the artist who was referred to as the "painter of light."

"Think" on it ... all about the sculptor Auguste Rodin

November 15, 2018 • Barb Toland • Featured Artist

Auguste Rodin was born in a working class neighborhood of Paris in 1840. His father was a clerk at the police department, and his mother was what we would call a housewife, for lack of a better term. He had an older sister Maria, who was born 2 years before him...