Lines and Colors art blog

Category: Gallery and Museum Art

  • Laraine Armenti

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    There is much to be said for the simple, direct observation of our immediate surroundings, and the artistic expression of that observation. I find the results often have a visual charm that comes from the unassuming honesty of the act of observing and recording, unrestrained by the intention of “creating a work”. I see some…

  • Mitch Baird

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    Oregon painter Mitch Baird paints the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, both dramatic and more intimate, with a fresh palette, confident brushwork and clear vision. He also applies his skills and passion for plein air painting to scenes from travels in Europe; and paints lively still life compositions and occasional figurative works. Baird received a…

  • Tony Ryder (update)

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    Tony Ryder is a noted contemporary draftsman and painter, author of the popular book The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing and a well regarded teacher. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Art Student’s League in New York, and continued independent studies with Ted Seth Jacobs in New York and…

  • Charles Burchfield

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    Charles Burchfield is probably one of the more important 20th Century American artists that most people have never encountered. Burchfield’s work went through several phases. His early watercolors can have a simple, almost naive feeling. He went through a time when he settled into rather straightforward representations of landscapes. But his mid-career paintings, after he…

  • Steve Huston

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    Steve Huston studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and embarked on an illustration career while still in school. After graduating he worked in illustration for 10 years, acquiring a client list that included MGM, Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures. He then started to teach drawing, painting and composition at the Art…

  • Tom Wheeler

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    Like many of us who come out of art school with concerns about the viability of gallery art as a source of livelihood, Tom Wheeler had a back-up plan, and devoted part of his attention to computer based design skills. Also like many of who who pursue a dual career path, he found he had…