The Monson Arts Council 30th Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition and Sale will open at the House of Art, 200 Main Street in Monson and in Monson’s Memorial Hall at 198 […]
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I have spent the first five posts in this “favorite artist” series indulging myself on that marvelous period in European art: the late 19th century. Now it is time to […]
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The 30th annual juried art show sponsored by the Monson Arts Council is seeking submissions from artists. Full details are available on the art show pages. The show will once […]
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The Monson Museum of Art, under the auspices of the Monson Arts Council, will be presenting a special fashion show, featuring authentic period fashions by Laura Asson. The tile of […]
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One phenomenon which seems to be unique to the modern period is what we can call “urban alienation”: not the isolation of a hermit far from society, but the alienation […]
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Along with Manet, Degas is my favorite artist among the impressionist group. Like Manet, he rejected the label “impressionist” in his early years, though his later work is solidly in […]
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One of the realizations which comes to an artist who tries to record nature is that the range of color available on the palette cannot compete with the range and […]
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Having done proper homage to Monet in my last post, let me turn to my two favorites among the impressionist group: Manet and Degas. While Monets accomplishment wins my highest […]
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One of the cornerstones of the artistic revolution wrought by the impressionist painters of the late 19th century was the deliberate juxtaposition of complementary colors.
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In my first two posts in this series, I discussed my two favorite post-impressionist artists: Cezanne and Van Gogh. I should now step back a generation to the impressionists themselves, […]
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