“One of the True Painters…”

Over the last two days, I’ve shown two “quick landscape studies”, both inspired by Camille Pissarro. While the first was …

Following Pissarro’s Advice

Yesterday as part of the “Art Quiz” feature on Impressionism, I shared a quote from Camille Pissarro in which he …

Be Quick About It!

I had a lot of fun in my studio this morning. I got out my oil paints again, grabbed a …

Slowly But Surely

One of the reasons why I want to learn watercolors is because I love seeing those soft, misty-looking, loose, suggestive …

Painting a Fantasy

In many ways, my Garden Fantasy is my impression of impressionist art. I can see leaves and flowers, and I can imagine many things when I see this painting. I can feel different things, too.

Mary Cassatt’s Good Fight

As a respectable woman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Mary Cassatt faced many restrictions.