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By Janet Harrold
I was so honored when asked to write a story for Red Easel, honored
to put my paintings amongst all of the unbelievably talented artists in
the gallery, and most of all honored to get my story out there and tell
everyone about who inspires me to paint.
What painting is this? Do you know the artist? The name of the painting? I will tell you this, the artist is a famous American painter and this painting is exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
Derain, André (1880–1954), French painter; an exponent of fauvism.
Derain was born in 1880 in Chatou, Yvelines, Île-de-France, just
outside Paris. When he was only 15 years old, Derain received his first
painting lessons from his friend La Noé. During these early teen years,
he painted his first landscapes. Between 1898 and 1900 Derain attended
the 'Académie Carrieère' in Paris while at the same time working with
Matisse and Vlaminck in his studio. He would become important friends
with Matisse and Vlaminck during these years.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is preparing to exhibit 250
works by artist Pablo Picasso from April 27 - August 1, 2010, but
first, they must repair what appears to be a 6-inch tear in the bottom
right corner of one of the artist's paintings - "The Actor."
The painting was damaged when a woman, who was attending an
adult-education class at the museum, lost her balance and fell into the
painting. Can you imagine the horror that she must have experienced
when she realized the damage that had been done to the painting? In
addition to falling, I probably would have fainted.
By Dan Schultz
Think you know? I thought we should start the new year out with some color and music, and these 2 fellas fit the bill.
I will tell you this: These characters are from the Italian tradition of commedia dell'arte, a kind of traveling pantomime theatre that emerged from Italy during the fifteenth century.
No sign of a break-in, the city's police and public prosecutor went on full alert to track down the painting valued at $1.15 million. The beautiful pastel was part of an exhibit of 20 of the Impressionist painter's work and on loan from the Musee d'Orsay. The exhibition was scheduled to end on January 3rd and from the Catini, travel on to Italy and Canada.
Theodore Robinson
Evening at the Lock
31.89 inches wide x 21.65 inches high
Oil on Canvas 1893
Private Collection
Theodore Robinson was born in Irasburg, Vermont, and grew up in Evansville, Wisconsin. Drawn to art at an early age, he entered the Art Institute of Chicago in 1869, but the following year he moved to Denver, seeking relief from his chronic asthma.
In 1874, his health much improved, Robinson moved to New York and enrolled at the National Academy of Design. In 1876 he traveled for two years to Paris, France, where he studied with Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran, and, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, with Jean-Leon Gerome. He spent the summer of 1877 at Grez-sur-Loing and exhibited his first paintings in Paris in 1877 as well. After trips to Venice and Bologna, he returned to the United States in 1879.
By Dan Schultz
This demonstration shows the process I use in my studio when I create a larger studio landscape painting based on a smaller painting that I completed in the field. Below is the 9" x 12" plein air painting that I used as my source. Incidentally, continual plein air painting is an invaluable source of information to me as I make decisions while painting in the studio.
So you think you know art? What painting is this? I will tell you this, Monet influenced this artist, and for a time this artist taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. But that's all I'm going to tell you.
The winner will be January's Featured artist on Red Easel!
