“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.
Friday, June 28, 2013 at 11:04AM 
Pencil sketch by Ramon Bruin (click photo for larger image)Check out this piece from Odd Stuff Magazine to see some remarkable artwork by artist Ramon Bruin! And have a look at Bruin’s bio and gallery, too.
Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 12:10PM 
William Bailey - Still Life Citta di Castello - 1980 - Oil on canvas - 35 x 46 1/2 in. - Private collection, New York (click photo for larger image)Contemporary Realism is the straightforward realistic approach to representation which continues to be widely practiced in this post-abstract era. It is different from Photorealism, which is somewhat exaggerated and ironic and conceptual in its nature. Contemporary Realists form a disparate group, but what they share is that they are literate in the concepts of Modern Art but choose to work in a more traditional form. Many Contemporary Realists actually began as abstract painters, having come through an educational system dominated by an professors and theorists dismissive of representational painting. William Bailey (born 1930) is one among many of its practitioners.