Artist’s have long painted outdoors however plein air painting was we know it became popular during the mid-nineteenth century. Derived from the french term en plein air (meaning outdoor or in open air), Impressionists took to the outdoors to study and capture the world on canvas, working in natural light and observing the effects of the sun throughout the day. Continue reading Plein Air Painting
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Faculty Works: Frances Middendorf
Faculty member Frances Middendorf is participating in a group show at the National Arts Club in Gramercy, New York City. Continue reading Faculty Works: Frances Middendorf
Profile: Frances Middendorf
Following last months profile of our Program Director Robb Horsley, we are pleased to introduce you to the second of our faculty members… Continue reading Profile: Frances Middendorf
Faculty Works: The Art of Scent – Frances Middendorf
I need my senses to think noted the philosopher Ludwig Feurbach in 1841. Perhaps, too, it is the desire of many artists to exercise one’s senses like a muscle in order to strengthen sensitivity. One associates picture making primarily with training the eye but developing other faculties as well can add an unexpected richness to one’s visual vocabulary.
Continue reading Faculty Works: The Art of Scent – Frances Middendorf
I need my senses to think noted the philosopher Ludwig Feurbach in 1841. Perhaps, too, it is the desire of many artists to exercise one’s senses like a muscle in order to strengthen sensitivity. One associates picture making primarily with training the eye but developing other faculties as well can add an unexpected richness to one’s visual vocabulary.A City Of Layers
Rome is a city of layers. Almost anywhere one focuses there will be revealed an idea built on an earlier idea which in turn was built on an earlier one. Continue reading A City Of Layers