“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.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 11:07AM 
Chris Martin’s Seven Pointed Star for Isaac Hayes, 2009, touches on cosmology and technology. COURTESY MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, NEW YORK. (click photo for larger image)
“Riffing on the past as it comments on our own time, contemporary abstraction evokes landscapes, bodies, signs, buildings, and much more.”
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Friday, May 24, 2013 at 11:08AM 
Sculptor Tony Feher displays one of his Aquapod pieces
“Tony Feher’s messages in bottles—along with a spectrum of works from the last 25 years—launch a traveling retrospective.”
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Sculptor Tony Feher emerged in the 1990s, inspired by minimalism and daily objects. Using a variety of materials, Feher (born 1956) turns his attention to the sculptural qualities of the mundane. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Feher now lives and works in New York.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 11:03AM 
Claudio Bravo, Morteros / Mortars, 2001. Oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 39 3/8 in., 80 x 100 cm. © The Estate of Claudio Bravo, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York (click photo for larger image)
“Marlborough Gallery announces an exhibition of paintings by the preeminent realist painter, Claudio Bravo. This is the artist’s first show since his untimely demise in 2011....”
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Bravo (1936-2011) was a realist of major proportions, from Chile. He was influenced by Renaissance and Baroque painters, as well as by such Surrealists as Salvador Dali.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:12AM 
The gifted artist, Nathan Walsh, at work
Nathan Walsh - A Finished Product (click photo for larger image)
“Nathan Walsh (born 1972) is an English realist painter who specializes in urban landscapes. He pays tribute to some of the world’s most beautiful cities, like New York, Chicago or London, through photo-realistic paintings of various urban locations.”
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This artist goes through a lengthy, meticulous process to create his wonderful works--and feels that process is far superior to working from photographs. The process becomes an “experience” in Walsh’s view.
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 11:06AM 
“Elizabeth I - A powerful, no nonsense leader, Elizabeth would likely have straightened her striking red hair in a short, cropped style...” (click photo for larger image)
“Several of the world’s most historic figures have been given a 21st century make-over via a new art project.”
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Click on the “View Gallery” link to peruse the makeovers of other famous figures. It’s a lot of fun!