Take Your Kid or Teen on an Artist Date
Have you ever heard of an artist date? I encourage you to take your kid or teen on an artist date to help get their creative juices flowing. Have you ever heard of an Artist Date? Julia Cameron coined this term in her book, The Artist's Way. She describes this "date"...
Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Celebrator of Life & Beauty
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, commonly known as Auguste Renoir, was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. Learn more about this master artist! "The only reward one should offer an artist is to buy his work." Pierre-Auguste...
Winslow Homer – Painter of Simple, Everyday Things
Talent! There's no such thing as talent. What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous hard work in the right way. On February 24, 1836, in Boston, Massachusetts, Winslow Homer was born. Close to his mother from the start, Homer took on many...
Aaron Douglas – Pioneer of African-American Modernism
Aaron Douglas has become known as the pioneer of African American Modernism. Study this amazing artist with this study from Masterpiece Academy. “Let’s sing it, dance it, write it, paint it. Let’s do the impossible.” ~Aaron Douglas Aaron Douglas was born in Topeka,...
Jacob Lawrence – Dynamic Cubist
"When the subject is strong, simplicity is the only way to treat it." ~Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence was born September 7, 1917, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the hopes of finding a better life, his parents moved his family up north. Sadly, his parents divorced in...
Henry Ossawa Tanner – Realist Painter
"I will preach with my brush." ~Henry Ossawa Tanner Henry Ossawa Tanner was born June 21, 1859 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, Benjamin Tucker Tanner, was a minister and his mother, Sarah Tanner, was a former slave who had escaped through the Underground...
Clementine Hunter – American Folk Artist
“Painting is a lot harder than pickin' cotton. Cotton's right there for you to pull off the stalk, but to paint, you got to sweat your mind.” Clementine Hunter was born December 1886 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, where her father worked as a field hand on Hidden...
Horace Pippin – Freedom Fighter
Horace Pippin was a self-taught African-American painter. Learn more about this amazing artist through this art appreciation post. "Pictures just come to my mind, and I tell my heart to go ahead." ~Horace Pippin Horace Pippin was born February 22, 1888, in West...
Jackson Pollock – Abstract Expressionist
Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter, and the leading force behind the abstract expressionist movement in the art world. Learn more about this amazing artist! "Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is." Jackson Pollock was born...