Hannah Woodman (UK b. 1968)

Roadside Cottages, Devon Village

Walled Garden, Trevarno (2011-2012)

oil on board.121 x 110 cm

Hannah Woodman is a contemporary British landscape painter. Based in Cornwall, she works from her studio on the South coast and exhibits regularly across the country. She has had a series of sell-out one woman shows and her work is held in public and private collections both at home and abroad.

credits: http://www.hannahwoodman.co.uk/

Fred Cuming

 Thistles

Dungeness from Hythe

Fred Cuming is a Senior Royal Academician and, when elected RA in 1974, was the youngest member to be elected to the Royal Academy of Arts. His artistic career has spanned over sixty years so far, and he has created (and sold) a body of work of some 5,000 paintings. Particularly fascinated by the observation and depiction of light and atmosphere, Fred Cuming is now one of England's foremost and best-loved contemporary landscape painters.

credits: http://www.fredcuming.com/

C P Seibt

Ben Aronson

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Cote d’Azure, 2013

Wild White Roses, 2012

credits: http://www.benaronson.net/

Rebecca Klementovich

Mount Washington almost at the top, oil on canvas

You know the saying - There comes the gust

Mountain Foothills

American Impressionism: Theodore Earl Butler

Theodore Butler (1861-1936)

Giverny Trees, Wind and Snow (1892-1893)
Provo, Brigham Young University Museum of Art

The Roman Square at Night

Giverny Church, Sunset (1910)

Sunset at Veules-les-Roses, Normandy (1909)

Theodore Earl Butler, (1861–1936) was an American impressionist painter. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Paris to study art. He befriended Claude Monet in Giverny, and married his stepdaughter, Suzanne Hoschedé. After her death he married her sister, Marthe Hoschedé. Butler was a founding member of the Society of Independent Artists.

Butler's chosen subjects were domestic scenes of family and friends and the French landscape. Although his Impressionistic approach to painting sometimes reflected the influence of his father-in-law, his work also suggests Post-Impressionist tendencies as well.

Heidi Malott - Autumn Shadows

Autumn Shadows

End of the day

credits: http://hmalott.blogspot.it/

Corre Alice

Seaside

credits: http://www.correalice.com/

Colette Wirz Nauke

Study Of Flowers

credits: http://www.artsicle.com/Colette-Nauke-wirz

Keith Haring - Red Dog

Red Dog, 1987

A letter from Keith Haring to an aspiring young artist

Keith Haring, the pioneering street artist, left an indelible mark on contemporary art. Here are several reasons why his legacy remains significant:

1. Pop Style Art and Global Fame:

   • In the 1980s, Haring gained international recognition for his bold line drawings and pop style art.
   • His iconic imagery made him instantly recognizable, catapulting him from the underground New York City art scene to mingling with luminaries like Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, and Madonna.

2. Advocacy Through Art:

   • Haring used his art to raise awareness for causes dear to his heart, including AIDS awareness.
   • His activism extended beyond the canvas, making him a powerful advocate for social change.

3. Influence on Urban Artists:

   • As a pioneer of 20th-century contemporary art, Haring paved the way for outsiders to achieve mainstream success.
   • Urban artists today, from Banksy to Shepard Fairey, draw inspiration from Haring’s career.

4. Unconventional Path to Art:

   • Haring’s journey into the art world was nontraditional.
   • He dropped out of commercial art studies, worked as a maintenance worker, and eventually had his first solo exhibition.
   • Bonds with graffiti writers like Jean-Michel Basquiat shaped his artistic development.

5. Subway as His Canvas:

   • Inspired by New York City’s burgeoning underground graffiti and street art scene, Haring used the subway as his “laboratory.”
   • His pop art drawings, distinct from traditional graffiti, captured the spirit of the era.

6. Legacy and Intersection with Basquiat:

   • Haring’s legacy thrives even after his untimely death in 1990 due to AIDS-related complications.
   • His life intersects with fellow artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, both leaving lasting impacts on contemporary art.

Gertrude Fiske

Gertrude Fiske (American, 1878-1961)

Woman and Flowers

Gertrude Fiske took up the painter’s tools at a time when women were becoming more active in the public sphere of American life. Although still the minority, Fiske and other Boston women participated in the Museum of Fine Art’s school, which set forth a strict curriculum spanning seven years. Here, Fiske enjoyed the mentorship of artists such as Edmund Tarbell, a member of the American Impressionist group called “The Ten,” as well as Frank Benson. Between the years 1904 and 1912, Fiske also studied with Charles Woodbury at the seaside village of Ogunquit, ME; this locale served as inspiration for many of Fiske’s brightly colored beach compositions. 

Due to her artistic talents, Fiske was a major figure of the Boston School and also a member of women artists known as “The Pine Hill Girls.” Today her works are featured in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Fiske and her woman compatriots were recently the subject of an exhibition titled “A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in Boston, 1870-1940.”

John Cunningham

French Trees, 2008

credits: http://www.johncunningham.org.uk/

Ia Karlsson - House Gable

House Gable

Sergej Tkachev

Birches, 1972

Suzanne Shevchenko

Claude-Emil Schuffenecker

Road under the Trees, circa 1895