If you want oil paintings of aspen trees or cityscapes, Sparky Lebold is not your guy. But if you want traditional, richly textured landscapes of the sea, open spaces, rundown buildings, figures and ...

Eric Fischl, “Scenes from Late Paradise: Stupidity”(2006–2007), oil on linen, 84 x 108 in., Hall Art Foundation (image courtesy of the artist) Katherine Bradford, “Beautiful Lake” (2009), oil on ...

Spending time in nature reduces stress. A number of scientific studies have found it can help lower cortisol and blood pressure levels, and even alleviate depression and anxiety. While few of us these ...

Romantic artists often used sunset, twilight, and moonlight to explore emotions and spirituality in nature. The transition from day to night in art can symbolize continuity, romance, or even ...

Ying Li, “Telluride, Valley of the Hanging Water #3” (2019), oil on linen, 24 x 24 inches (all images courtesy Pamela Salisbury Gallery, Hudson, New York) I first saw Ying Li’s work in a two-artist ...

Before you begin painting, or even consider painting, ask yourself why you want to paint landscapes or any other subject. Is it because it lets you replicate the appearance and feel of what your eyes ...

Many modern artists hold on to the past as a man holds his hat in a roller coaster. Manhattan’s Whitney Museum upholds U. S. tradition but it has distinguished itself for doing so gracefully. The ...

A watercolor landscape by 19th century British painter David Cox brought a surprise result at an auction in January. Valued at only £80–£100 by Derbyshire’s Hansons Auctioneers, the painting went on ...

It may be gloomy outside, but our TV screens are about to be lit up once more with sunny scenes and painted masterpieces ...