The STUDIES OF EDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY

Many people know the work of Edwin Austin Abbey from his famous murals in the Boston library. Still more people know him for his slightly f...

CHEAP SENSATIONALISM OF THE OLD MASTERS

Cultured people are often offended by the vulgarity of illustration. Rocket ships blasting off, bombs exploding, damsels in distress-- such ...

MORE LEYENDECKER, LESS TALK

By popular demand: I love the way Leyendecker studies water in the next three images. He never stops looking.

LEYENDECKER: FINDING POETRY IN REALISM

I'm sure I have alienated all of the James Bama fans out there by asserting that Bama belongs to a group of highly skilled, realistic p...

THE STEM CELLS OF ART

Psychologists tell us that children's drawings exaggerate shapes in ways that reveal the child's inner feelings about their subject...

PRIORITIES

It is difficult to paint realistic, detailed pictures. However, artists don't really begin to earn their money until they start decidi...