“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, April 25, 2012 at 1:17PM 
Henri Matisse’s painting, “Le Bateau” was put the right way up after hanging upside-down for 46 days without anyone noticing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, America. It happened to Georgia O’Keefee, too, with “The Lawrence Tree” painting.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 12:10AM 
Georgia O’Keeffe, Blue and Green Music, 1921, Oil on canvas
Check out my 5-week Art History class at Carter Sexton Artists Materials, "Women in Art: As Subject Matter and as Artists.
5 sessions – Mondays - 2:00-4:00 PM - March 12th - April 9th
Join us as we explore the extraordinary contributions of women to art! Women artists have existed since the dawn of time. But...it hasn't always been easy for us! We'll examine significant women artists in this program and will also look at how women have been portrayed in art over time. Artists such as Nun Guda, Artemisia Gentileschi, Berthe Morisot, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Kathe Kollwitz, Augusta Savage, Tamara de Lempicka, and Judy Chicago are just a few of MANY artists we'll investigate in this fun program.
The Schedule - Thursdays - 2:00-4:00 PM
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 10:29PM 
Arthur Dove - Foghorns - 1929 - Oil on canvas - 18 x 26 in. (45.7 x 66 cm) Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado
Arthur Dove (1889-1946) was an American painter who was one of the earliest nonobjective artists. Dove’s art reflects his belief that color and form are instruments with which to express the essence beneath the physical exterior of things; his shapes are typically amorphous, his colors muted. In his wonderful "Foghorns" (1929), for example, he used size-graduated shapes and gradations of hue to visually express the sound of foghorns. Despite their nonobjective character, his paintings often suggest the undulating qualities of landscape and the forms of nature.
Dove had a profound influence on Georgia O'Keeffe. From the start of her career, O’Keeffe credited a reproduction of a Dove pastel as her introduction to modernism. Dove’s use of sensual, abstract forms to evoke the flowing rhythms and patterns of nature had already put him at the forefront of the American modernist movement by the time O’Keeffe entered the scene around 1916. Dove had been featured at the renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s New York gallery “291″ in 1912, and O’Keeffe’s work was first shown there in 1916. O'Keeffe seriously considered giving up painting entirely early on in her career. Although she was an award winning art student--she wasn't particularly interested in painting those subjects for which she was lauded. She also didn't want to paint in the manner of one her most famous teachers--William Merritt Chase--but at the same time didn't want to follow the paths of the European modernists. Seeing Dove's work helped O'Keeffe to find her own visual voice. When she was in her 70s, O'Keeffe recalled that, “It was Arthur Dove who affected my start, who helped me to find something of my own.” By all means, explore the paintings of Arthur Dove. It will be well worth the journey.
Monday, January 11, 2010 at 10:42PM "One day seven years ago I found myself saying to myself -- I can't live where I want to -- I can't go where I want to go--I can't do what I want to -- I can't even say what I want to --....I decided I was a very stupid fool not to at least paint as I wanted to." - Georgia O'Keeffe
Monday, January 4, 2010 at 1:28PM "I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way--things I had no words for." - Georgia O'Keeffe