About The Water Garden Claude Monet’s water garden is a Japanese-inspired aquatic landscape located at his museum home in Giverny, France. This garden inspired Monet’s famouse Water Lilies (Nympheas) painting series. Monet created his Water Garden in 1890 by rerouting a small tributary of the Epte River to fill his artificially dug pond. This drew…Different … Continue reading Different Kinds of Art: Monet’s House and Gardens Part 1: The Water Garden

Even at a young age, growing up in Catalonia, Salvador Dali tended to go his own way. He didn’t do well with formal education and leaned toward creativity. His first painting, a simple landscape, was done at the age of twelve. Following his mother’s death when he was 16, he became a follower of Freud’sAn … Continue reading An Eye on Art: The Genius of Salvador Dali

This author changed up her interview to include characters from her Sir Chocolate children’s book series co-written with her son, Michael. I’m afraid to tag along with her to Chocolate Land because I’d happily devour the town – except for Stinkpot the troll – and feel no guilt whatsoever. Don’t judge me. Welcome Robbie Cheadle!#BadMoonRising … Continue reading #BadMoonRising Sir Chocolate series #childrensbooks

Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the October post in the Famous Artworks series on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This post is another collaboration with the wonderful Resa McConaghy and shares some information about Rembrandt’s head studies, called tronies, which he created together with his studio mate, Jan Lievens (1607 –Famous … Continue reading Famous Artworks – Resa & Robbie: Rembrandt tronies and paintings Part 1

Paintings depicting mountains European Artists The Wanderer Above the Sea, 1818, Caspar David Friedrich German artist Caspar David Friedrich traveled to various locations around the world to see natural beauty. He is known as one of the most prolific painters from the Romanticism Era. This is his most famous mountain painting. It depicts a manMountains … Continue reading Mountains on Canvas

Tomorrow is the 1st of October and the beginning of Halloween month. Although Halloween is not celebrated in southern Africa, I have always enjoyed dark and macabre stories and so I love joining in America’s celebrations with all my blogging friends. In anticipating of this terrific month of spooky treats, books, movies, and all otherArt … Continue reading Art Jackpot – Halloween in Confectionary by Robbie Cheadle

Helen Martins’ Glass House Before creating the sculptures in her garden, Helen Martins decorated the entire inside of her house. Set out below are some interesting facts about her house called The Owl House. Sadly, Helen’s extreme dedication to her art became her downfall. Decades of breathing in and handling fine, crushed glass severely damagedDifferent … Continue reading Different Kinds of Art: Thursday Doors: The Owl House, Nieu Bethesda Part 2

My mother suggested I paint an African painted wild dog. She knows they are very endangered and she knows I’ve got some very good pictures of wild dogs as I’ve had a few lucky sightings. TC aka hubby dearest, also liked the idea so I found a good photograph and took on the task. OneArt … Continue reading Art Jackpot – My painting of a wild dog: step-by-step

Joy Neal Kidney shares a terrific post about the artworks of Grant Wood. It’s not featured here but the famous painting of the stoic farmer holding a pitchfork and his careworn looking wife always makes an impression on me when I see it. Dinner for Threshers by Grant Wood, 1934. Original. owned by Fine Arts … Continue reading Those high noon chickens

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