“Sister Wendy Beckett has transformed public appreciation of art through her astonishing knowledge, insight and passion for painting and painters.” This set includes Sister Wendy's Story of Painting, Sister Wendy's Odyssey, and Sister Wendy's Grand Tour. Simultaneously delightful and scholarly--this is a must have for anyone interested in art history.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 8:00AM
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value.” - Claude Monet
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 8:00AM
"Every great work of art should be considered like any work of nature. First of all from the point of view of its aesthetic reality and then not just from its development and the mastery of its creation but from the standpoint of what has moved and agitated its creator.” - Amedeo Modigliani
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 8:00AM
"Time is a vindictive bandit to steal the beauty of our former selves.” - Raphael
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 8:00AM
"A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.” - Henry Moore
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 8:00AM
"I had already recognized who were my true masters. I admired Manet, Courbet and Degas. I hated conventional art - I began to live.” - Mary Cassatt
