On This Day

DECEMBER 10, ON THIS DAY Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova was a Russian painter who represented symbolism, expressionism and art-deco styles. Her paintings frequently featured scenes of nature, rural life, and peasants at work, particularly women. Serebriakova constantly painted lighthearted, poetic pictures of her loved ones. They convey the artist\’s emotional state, which was one of utmost […]

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 08, ON THIS DAY A moment of complete happiness never occurs in the creation of a work of art. The promise of it is felt in the act of creation but disappears towards the completion of the work. For it is then the painter realizes that it is only a picture he

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 07, ON THIS DAY “There are two devices which can help the sculptor to judge his work: one is not to see it for a while. The other is to look at his work through spectacles which will change its color and magnify or diminish it, to disguise it somehow to his

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 06, ON THIS DAY The subject matter is unimportant, provided what I have done is interesting as a painting. I chose the modern era because it is the one I understand best; I find it more alive for people who are alive. Frederic Bazille Frédéric Bazille\’s Self-portrait Frederic Bazille was an Impressionist

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 05, ON THIS DAY The exercise of drawing from the life brings out the individuality of the (artist) in the man. When the door has been closed on completion of an academic rendering, no matter how rendered to the resemblance of the anatomic stress and strain, it is still only saying the

DECEMBER 05, ON THIS DAY The exercise of drawing from the life brings out the individuality of the (artist) in the man. When the door has been closed on completion of an academic rendering, no matter how rendered to the resemblance of the anatomic stress and strain, it is still only saying the things you

Abhishek Kumar DECEMBER 03, ON THIS DAY What a business is this of a portrait painter! You bring him a potato and expect he will paint you a peach. ——  Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Stuart\’s Portrait by Sarah Goodridge One of the most well-known portrait artists in American history, Gilbert Stuart is best remembered for his

DECEMBER 02, ON THIS DAY Harmony is the analogy of contrary and similar elements of tone, of color, and of line, conditioned by the dominant key, and under the influence of a particular light, in gay, calm, or sad combinations. Georges Seurat One of the most important Post-Impressionist painters is Georges-Pierre Seurat. In order to

DECEMBER 01, ON THIS DAY Marie Tussaud was a renowned French wax-modeling artist and one of the nineteenth century\’s most successful career women. She established the famed Madam Tussauds wax museum in London. Madame Tussauds is a prominent tourist attraction in numerous cities, where waxworks of famous and historical persons, as well as popular film

NOVEMBER 30, ON THIS DAY “One is born an artist. The artist is a man endowed with a special nature, with a particular feeling for seeing form and color spontaneously, as a whole, in perfect harmony. If one lacks that feeling, one is not an artist and will never become an artist; and it is