When someone says the word \"painting,\" I think of warm and vivid colors. The smell of mediums and turpentine comes to mind. The kind of painting I am talking about is oil painting. Unlike other paints, oil takes longer to dry. A lot of people don\'t know a lot about paints. They don\'t know that t...

In the process of researching and comparing different works of art I chose to go to both Gilcrease and Philbrook museums. I believe the buildings and the surroundings of the buildings have a lot to do with how successful the museum is. Both museums have an elaborate entrance way which would lead the...

Hind site is always 20/20. Looking back on history, especially the history of painting, one can decipher a great deal about the time it was painted in and the changes in those times. One can understand the value systems, the ethics, government, morality, economics and personal lives of the times ref...

Ching Hao once said, \"There are six essentials in painting. The first is called spirit; the second, rhythm; the third, thought; the fourth, scenery; the fifth, the brush; and the last is the ink.\" This brings us to the three main steps to a successful acrylic painting: planning, preparing, and ...

Artist: Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) Title: Christ Presented to the People Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi) was trained in Lombardy, but most of his career was spent in Siena, where he was, together with Beccafumi, an influential artist. This work dates from the last decade of his life. The u...

When trying to understand a painting there are a lot of elements that have to be analyzed. Questions have to be answered and paralleled with other observations. One will realize that most of the choices the artist makes have to do with one question: What is the artist trying to express through his p...

The elements of art in \"The Guitar Player\" are that it is a realistic and ancient painting. This painting, as well as all of Vermeer\'s paintings, looks realistic. His shading and color choice are so real and human-like. The facial expression gives the character life, and personality. It has cert...

Description Albert Bierstadt painted \"The Yosemite Fall\" in 1864. This painting is on display in the Timken Gallery in San Diego California. This is an oil painting that has been painted on canvas, with dimensions of 34 ½ x 27 1/8 in. This artist was born in Dusseldorf in 1830 but raised as an Am...

As my second museum visit in America, the MOMA was so attractive that it kept me to stay for more than three hours. It was a truly different experience compared to my first museum visit. The more art I studied the more I began to easily understand the variety of different ideas and feelings a single...

The evolution of art over the span of centuries and the changing notion of the artist\'s place in society can be seen in the comparison of two very different works by two different artists. Impressions of who the artist was and what they contributed to society were transformed; and with the developm...

Upon visiting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, I saw many different varieties of artwork. One such painting that caught my eye was Femme au Chapeau (Woman with the Hat), painted by Henri Matisse (1869-1954). The image was made in 1905 and originated from France. The oil painting on canvas mea...

My first response to the work of El Greco\'s View of Toledo, Spain 1597-1599, made me think of medieval times. I had a visual of a row of knights riding on horses up a mountain to a castle where they will be in some type of battle to conquer and take over the land. The most breathtaking part of t...

Art Report Artist: Weyland/Jim Warren Title: 2/95?? Date: 1992 Location: Waikiki Weyland Gallery The picture's physical qualities could be noticed more if you were to look at the painting inside the picture. The actual painting would bulge out towards your face. There are so ...

The Renaissance period was when the most brilliant ideas of art were discovered and invented. During this time, many talents were shown and new techniques in drawing were introduced. Before the Girogionesque style was developed, most painters liked to focus on defining the shapes and the object matt...

How Geographic Differences Influenced American Artists Grant Wood and Fredric Remington were both American artist who painted on oil and canvas during the early part of the twentieth century. Grant Wood is best known for depicting American farmers during the 1930's. Fredric Remington is ...

The depiction of the nude female model by a male artist in oil painting has played a significant role in western tradition over the last 500 years. The oil painting of the female nude is subject to the artist\'s interpretation of her form. She is affected by the artist\'s desire for his model, as ...

Edgar Degas, after his death, was recognized as one of the masters of modern art and impressionism of the late 19th century. The proof of his genius is embedded in his paintings. He is considered an impressionistic painter but follows the beat of his own drummer when it comes to his artistic style...

Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) painted portraits and domestic scenes with great precision. Although the Dutch painter attracted little attention in his lifetime, he is now regarded by many to be an artistic genius. He left few surviving works, only 35, but what remains are engaging paintings which excelle...

I chose to write about Marc Chagall because I like the colors that he used in his paintings. I like the way his painting technique looks on the canvas. His short brush strokes made it appear as if one color was blending into another. There are areas in some of his paintings where there are numero...

When one arrives in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, he or she may be surprised, as I was, by its grand entrance. Upon entering this large pillared building, one is almost overwhelmed by the immense collection. Although very extensive, the museum undoubtedly concentrates on the grouping ...

When one arrives in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, he or she may be surprised, as I was, by its grand entrance. Upon entering this large pillared building, one is almost overwhelmed by the immense collection. Although very extensive, the museum undoubtedly concentrates on the grouping and...

The work of art I will be describing is \"Madame X\" by John Singer Sargent. It was painted in 1884 with oil on canvas. I will be describing this work of art as it appears in our text. The painting is of a lady standing with her hand gripping the edge of a small circular table, slightly above her k...

John Brack is an artist with a distinct interest in life and people, and this fascination is reflected in many of his works. A number of his works contain symbols and representations of his views on life and how people live through it. Such examples of these types of works are \"The Evening Dance,\"...

\"Weeping Willow\" was painted from 1918 to 1919 by the French artist, Claude Monet. The painting is oil on canvas with a restricted palette. This painting is one of ten weeping willow paintings that he painted in his late seventies (Kimball). It was acquired by the Kimball Art Museum in Fort Worth,...

The piece I have chosen is an oil painting by Chuck Close entitled \"Robert,\" (1997). I observed it at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). The painting, which measures an enormous 102 by 84 inches, is a straightforward portrait of one of Close\'s friends and fellow pop artists Robert R...