On This Day

29th August 2023. ON THIS DAY. “Drawing is the probity of art. To draw does not mean simply to reproduce contours; drawing does not consist merely of line: drawing is also expression, the inner form, the plane, modelling. See what remains after that!” -JAD Ingres In the 19th-century art world, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres boldly combined conventional […]

The first modern painter of the Pacific Northwest to achieve national and international renown was Morris Graves, born in Fox Valley, Oregon, on August 28, 1910. More than just a painter, Graves was a spiritual seeker who represented his inner journey through his distinctive works of art. He attracted audiences for his distinctive artistic approach,

25th August, 2023. ON THIS DAY. Jacob Maris, born on August 25, 1837, in The Hague, Netherlands, was a prominent Dutch landscape painter and a leading figure in the renowned Hague School of Painters. Alongside his brothers Willem and Matthijs, Maris’s journey as an artist was marked by evolution, experimentation, and a mastery of atmosphere

22nd August 2023. ON THIS DAY. On August 22, 1895, in the village of Velim, situated in the Portuguese colony of Goa, an artist was born – Antonio Piedade da Cruz, affectionately known as Cruzo. Little did India know that his life’s journey would encompass both continents and art traditions. Early Life and Education Cruzo

  Pramod Kamble is a prominent artist, painter and sculptor based in Ahmednagar. Kamble is famous for his eco-friendly idols, with NGOs encouraging Ganapatis created of clay and painted in realistic colours for a safer festival. He guides in creating such eco-friendly idols during the Ganesh carnival. His eco-friendly Ganapatis noted because that reduces pollution.

  Born on August 10th, 1848, in Ireland, on this day, we commemorate the birth of William Harnett, an artist whose mastery of the trompe-l’œil technique left an everlasting mark on the world of still-life painting. William Harnett’s Artistic Trajectory Harnett’s artistic journey began in Philadelphia, where he moved as a young boy. He initially