Sculpt a tidy investment Oct 23, 2009
She was smart enough to pick this up for $2200 a few years before he won the 2009 Wynne Prize for landscape art. The win made his work skyrocket in value. (The Age, Australia)
Nicols is cover artist for Candlelighters calendar Sep 16, 2009
Nicols, a retired federal judge, has been painting Southern landscape art for over 40 years. His work can be seen in foyers and boardrooms at the Mississippi Supreme Court, St. Dominic Hospital, the Mississippi College School of Law, and many financial institutions. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood strikingly pairs nature and culture Aug 28, 2009
Other works specifically address the idea of space and vista within the realm of landscape art: Gordon Chandler s Easel and Bench makes the easel a vast, empty frame through which we glimpse Chesterwood s manicured lawn and gardens as if the scene were a painting. Oddly, the ground-level works fall flat. (Boston Globe)
Passion for growing things bond among gardeners Jul 3, 2009
Her yard - half of a generous block at the edge of this country village - has been gradually transformed into a work of landscape art. Brecht has the dirt under her fingernails and the shovel calluses to go along with it. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Landscape art on display at BPL Jul 1, 2009
Tue Jun 30, 2009, 06:00 AM EDT. Local artist Christopher White will have his landscape paintings on display at the Bourne Public Library mezzanine from June 29 to July 17. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
C-A student romances the art as ‘Thomas’ Jun 25, 2009
Needless to say, Cole went on to be the unbeknownst father figure of the Hudson River School, American s premier school of landscape art, influencing such contemporaries as Asher B. Durand and Frederic Church. During those formative years in Steubenville, Ohio, through to his death and beyond Thomas explores the identity of the magical creator of such artistic sagas as The Course of Empire and The Voyage of Life. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Landscape art on display at Eastside's Five Star Day Jun 23, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. "Leaning Birch" by Jim StipeMaas. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Landscape Art on Display at Train Station Gallery Jun 16, 2009
The juried exhibit is sponsored and organized by volunteers from Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society. The display includes oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolor paintings, as well as photography. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Making a statement: Frame can complement or announce your art Jun 4, 2009
Try framing a few pieces that you already own and love, whether it's landscape art, prints, posters or exquisitely woven tapestries. But don't fall into the trap of expecting the art to carry the entire decorative load. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Valley Forward seeks award nominations May 30, 2009
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Infotainment May 28, 2009
Imperial gardens of RussiaSt Petersburg: Dancers perform during the opening of the Imperial gardens of Russia international landscape art festival in the Russian Museum. reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Van Gogh's landscapes finally get their due May 20, 2009
The show covers all phases of van Gogh's landscape art. The pieces mirror the continuous shifts in his mental state, alternating between moments of hope and fits of self-doubt and despair that eventually drove him to suicide at 37. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
On Stage: Simple steps can increase a homes appeal to potential buyers May 15, 2009
If your home lacks a true foyer or vestibule, create the feeling of a formal entrance with a welcome bench and a calming piece of landscape art which will most likely appeal to all potential buyers. (Photos by Sarah Dorio, Associated Press) Outside help. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
#70 YARDLEY, PENNSYLVANIA May 15, 2009
Close inspection reveals a town with the same setting and a lot of the charm of nearby New Hope, albeit without the crowds and bad landscape art. MUST DO Here, it's all about the Delaware River, which is to say that the town is at its mercy. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
#96 CHADDS FORD, PENNSYLVANIA May 15, 2009
Cross the street to the Brandywine River Museum for the paintings of the late and local Andrew Wyeth, whose curious work, mostly depicting the valley in winter (his favorite season), is a nice contrast to the endless parade of landscape art downstairs. Next, drive over to Kennett Square for treats at Talula's Table, a gourmet market by day and restaurant-in-miniature by night; any time's good for coffee, scones and take-out lunch items (102 W. State St., [610] 444-8255). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Cheap Thrill: The Nature of Landscape art show Apr 19, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009. The Nature of Landscape: Bay Area Landscape Painting Today: The title of this small show may exaggerate its scope, but fine and very diverse works by Laura Harden (whose work "Black Dawn" is pictured), Hearne Pardee, Sandy Walker and others give it impressive depth. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hudson River an artistic muse for centuries Mar 15, 2009
It was America's first and arguably most important movement of landscape art, celebrating the river in all of its natural glory. Frederic Edwin Church, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Albert Bierstadt, John Frederick Kensett and Asher Durand were just a few of the many painters who were held spellbound by the beauty of the Hudson and its environs in the mid-1800s. (Albany Times Union)
Landscape painting shaped the direction of art for a century, then all but vanished. What happened? Mar 1, 2009
Turner's bid to elevate landscape art found a sympathetic reception across the English Channel ... But in a sense, the country was about to get another wave of landscape artists. (Boston Globe)
