Starting March 12 - "Women in Art" at Carter Sexton

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

• March 12 - Session 1: Women in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
• March 19 - Session 2: Women in the Renaissance, Mannerism and the Baroque
• March 26 - Session 3: Women in the 18th Century and Beyond
• April  2 -  Session 4: Women in the 19th Century Avant-garde and Beyond
• April  9 - Session 5:   Women in the 20th and 21st Centuries

$15 per session - $60 if you Register for the Entire Series at Once. Click here to Register Now OR Call  1-818-763-5050. Space is limited

LACMA Launches Image Library Expanding Online Access to Museum's Collection

Wilshire View. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. ©2008 Museum Associates/LACMA.The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced that it will provide access to free high-resolution images of the museum’s rich encyclopedic collection through its newly created Image Library. Visitors to the library can download the images free of charge and without any restrictions on use. The Image Library opens with 2,000 public domain images (with more to be added), representing a broad range of LACMA’s collections, including Egyptian, Decorative Arts and Design, Latin American, Chinese and Korean, European Painting and Sculpture, and many more.

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Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention

Preaching of St John the Baptist 1506-11 Bronze, height: 265 cm (with base) Baptistry, Florence

I highly recommend visiting the Getty Center to catch the current Leonardo exhibit. In addition to seeing incredible drawings (and the Vatican Saint Jerome) by the great master--there is a newly restored "Bearded Prophet" by the great Early Renaissance sculptor, Donatello also featured. In addition, there are elegant works by Giovan Franceso Rustici, who--mentored by Leonardo--produced works that come as close as possible to the way in which Leonardo might have sculpted them--and which refer to paintings created by Leonardo. Seeing the drawings of da Vinci gives viewers a unique opportunity to witness his thought (and work) process. It is also a delight to discover when and where Leonardo's mind would wander! Don't miss this event!