Aug 13, 2020
Crossing Paths with the Chairman (or Cousins, Conventions and Cadavers)
Ed Jonas is someone I had known about in a roundabout way for years before finally meeting him. This is one of those Southern tales where...
Mar 24, 2020
Elizabeth Nourse, The “First Woman Painter of America”
Judging by her representation at the Cincinnati Museum of Art, Elizabeth Nourse is the Queen Artist of The Queen City- Cincinnati, Ohio....
Dec 10, 2019
Learning the Limited Palette
There is something so magical about capturing someone's essence on canvas. I'm fascinated and frustrated in equal measures as I try to...
Oct 29, 2019
A Portrait of Perseverance and Excellence: Anna Klumpke (1856-1936)
The following article is found in the 3rd Quarter 2019 issue of The Art of the Portrait journal. Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, a petit genre...
Dec 27, 2018
Discovering Hidden Gems – Visiting Regional, State and Local Museums
Most of us are familiar with great works of art housed at museums across the globe like the Girl with the Pearl Earring at the Hague,...
Aug 23, 2018
Marie-Rosalie (Rosa) Bonheur (1822-1899)
Anna Klumpke, "Portrait of Rosa Bonheur," 1898, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Rosa Bohnheur was a revolutionary...
