by taswann | May 17, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those who sang the best.” -John James Audubon John James Audubon was born in Haiti in 1785. His father was a French sea captain and plantation owner. At a very young age he was interested in birds and nature....
by taswann | May 6, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“My only merit lies in having painted directly in front of nature, seeking to render my impressions of the most fleeting effects.” -Claude Monet Claude Monet was born in Paris, France in 1840. When he was young he did not like being confined to a classroom and was...
by taswann | Apr 29, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Great art – or good art – is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don’t think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different.” -Damien Hirst Damien Hirst, born June 7, 1965 is a British artist, entrepreneur, and...
by taswann | Apr 25, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I paint things as they are. I don’t comment. I record.” -Toulouse Lautrec Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa, was born on November 24, 1864 in Albi, France. He was an aristocrat, the son and heir of Comte Alphonse-Charles de Toulouse and last in...
by taswann | Apr 14, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Sometimes I seem to be two people. One who does not paint and one who does. The one who does not paint assumes that the one who does can paint anything. The one who is the painter sometimes finds it difficult to live up to that faith.” – Mary Pratt Mary Pratt...
by taswann | Apr 7, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Light is therefore colour.” – J.M.W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in England on April 23, 1775. His family lived above his father’s barber shop and young Joseph began to sketch pictures at a young age. By the time he was 13, some of his drawings...
